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AMORGOS (Island) KYKLADES
(ta amorgina). Fine muslin textures made of a flax named from the island Amorgus.
Like Thera, Melos is of volcanic origin, and produced obsidian, a black volcanic glass used for cutting tools, and other useful minerals throughout antiquity.
HERAKLIA (Island) KYKLADES
The famous Iraklian honey, golden colored and of unique taste because the
bees feed exclusively on Thyme. Iraklian cheeses of different types made from
goat's milk and produced on small scale from the farmers themselves.
Fava: a kind of legume, which is made into a fine paste and served with
olive oil.
Fresh fish and meat from local farmers.
SANTORINI (Island) KYKLADES
Wine: The famous wine since antiquity is today bottled
by 8 wineries. Nikteri (dry, white) and Visanto (sweet, white) are the best known
types of Santorini wine.
Tomatoes: Before 1960 tomatoes where one of the island's
main products. Today only one of the 9 tomato canning factories operates for the
canning of the small, but full of nutritious Santorini tomatoes.
Fava: Cultivated traditionally, is the well-known
fava (yellow pea) of Santorini. Premature garden products (peas, beans and others)
are cultivated in recent years on the island, mainly in the district of Exomiti.
(Text: Manolis Lignos)
This text is cited February 2004 from the Municipality
of Thera tourist pamphlet (2003-2004).
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