Cretan Spare Ribs
Slow-Baked Pork Ribs with Wild Thyme Honey
Spare ribs are cut from the pork rib section and reward slow cooking. Baked gently over several hours, the meat softens and takes on the flavour of whatever it is cooked with.
Cretan Spare Ribs in Hersonissos, Crete
Pork ribs, slow-baked and glazed
What is Cretan Spare Ribs?
Spare ribs are cut from the pork rib section and reward slow cooking. Baked gently over several hours, the meat softens and takes on the flavour of whatever it is cooked with.
The Cretan touch here is wild thyme honey, which balances the savoury pork with a light, aromatic sweetness typical of the island.
The Sirtaki Cretan Spare Ribs
What is served on the plate
At Sirtaki Tavern in Analipsi, the Cretan Spare Ribs are premium pork ribs slow-baked for four hours with wild thyme honey and aromatic herbs. They are served with hand-cut chips and a fresh salad.
20€ · served at Sirtaki Tavern, Analipsi – Hersonissos, Crete.
Cretan Flavours, Slow-Cooked
A Sirtaki Greek specialty
Wild thyme grows across the Cretan hills, and its honey is a familiar flavour in local cooking. At Sirtaki, a family-run kitchen since 1993, it turns a simple rack of ribs into a Greek specialty.
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