Yet one more post on food

A place recommended for lunch by the gal at the front desk of our lodging, with a name of I don't know what, but a damn good lunch.  We'll go back there again tomorrow for our Chania farewell meal.

Beer and bread, so far so good.

Stuffed zucchini (this is actually a main course, but they gave me a have serving as a side dish).  The lemon sauce around the plate was fantastic.  What didn't get eaten with the zucchini was sopped up with the bread.

Roasted chicken, seasoned with paprika and chili powder I would guess.

And a Chania best practices, they serve complementary desert and raki with each meal.  Desert was this pannacotta drizzled with caramel.  A light and delightful end to a meal on a good hot day.

I didn't take a picture of Cathy's stew.  A mixture of potatoes, spinach, green beans, white beans flavored with herbs and  spices.

They did give us a little "extra," I'm afraid because of my camera.  Because I was taking pictures of the food they may have assumed I was perhaps a travel or food writer.  After we finished our raki they brought out a little carafe of strawberry raki.  After finishing that, they brought another round of honey raki.  Cathy finished mine off, the honey was too sweet.  The waiter told us the women usually take a sip and the man finishes.  This is the first time he's seen the woman finish.  If you've had Turkish raki or Greek ouzo, this Crete raki is different from both.  It doesn't have the strong anise flavor of ouzo or the now forgotten  flavoring of the raki of Turkey.  More like straight, drinkable alcohol.  I'm guessing the Ottomans introduced it when they occupied the island.  Regardless, we'll be bringing home a bottle. First come first served.