Cooking in Corfu

We took a cooking class on our first full day in Corfu/Greece. It was a great introduction to Greek food and culture. The teacher (Yorgos aka George) took us to the local veggie/fish market, a cheese shop and bakery to get ingredients for our meal and then he took us to his home for the class. It was a Cal, me and two others and we made a pork knuckle (cooked low and slow in an outdoor wood fired oven), roasted potatoes and veggies, Greek salad and Tzatziki. Everything was yummy and while some recipes were similar to what I’d make at home there were a few unique twists based on Greek cooking style/techniques that made them different and new to us. .
I was blown away by the amount of fruits and veggies (all grown on Corfu), especially the tomatoes as it seems very early to me to see such big/ripe ones this early in CA. We did not buy fish for the class but Cal and I will go back to the market to get some to take to our vacation rental to cook ourselves in a couple of days.
While at George’s home he took us into his olive orchard (300 year old trees) and showed us the old olive press his great grandparents used.Read more