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Rhodes Local Products: Information about the local products of RhodesThe island of Rhodes can satisfy every gourmet because it produces various products of excellent qualities and the local cuisine is a real delight for the senses.
”Hilopities” (sort of pasta cooked with tomato sauce or meat) and “mousaka” (the famous dish with potatoes, aubergines, cheese and bechamel) are some of the many Rhodian specialties. The tasty local food can be tried in all the restaurants and traditional taverns of the City of Rhodes as well as in the traditional taverns in the villages of Rhodes.

The village of Afandou (or Afantou) is specialised in casserole meat dishes cooked in earthenware pots, along with tender potatoes and fresh onions; in this village is also worth to try the delicious local dish called “pitaroudia”.

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Rhodes also has mouth-watering sweets such as the famous “kataifi” (made with honey and nuts) and “baklava” as well as the local “belekounia”, a sesame and honey sweet.

The wines of Rhodes are famous for their great taste and quality since ancient times because the wineries and distilleries of the island produce delicious wines from the island’s vineyards which are beneficing from the fertility of the soil and the constant sun. The companies CAIR and EMERY are possessing more than 90 % of the local grape production and the most famous wine labels of Rhodes are the dry wines “Ilios” and “Grand Maitre” and the dry red wine “Chevalier de Rhodes”.

The fresh fruits of Rhodes are also worth-trying because there are particularly tasty and sweet.
Rhodes is also famous for its hand-woven carpets which are made in the villages of Archangelos, Afandou and Lindos.
Fine ceramic plates are made in the village of Lindos; superb potteries are produced in Archangelos and the village of Embonas is famous for its beautiful multi-coloured embroideries.

The village of Siana is known for its excellent quality of honey and wine.
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