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Gastronomy and Shopping
 The rich culinary legacy of the Dodecanese, sharing similarities with Crete,
Asia Minor and Cyprus, will seldom reveal itself to visitors unwilling to
look for it at traditional tavernas of highland villages and minor islands.
At the major resorts of Rhodes and Kos the cuisine although excellent is
rather international instead of Greek. Nevertheless, undertaking a short
trip by boat from Rhodes to the small but gracious island of Halki,
inquisitive visitors will be greatly rewarded when tasting the local
speciality of oven-cooked stuffed lamb ("ofto arni") and the homemade pasta,
patiently produced by skilful housewives. At the island Karpathos, you will
have the chance to try a great variety of specialities, such as the sesame-honey,
the fried delicacies of "xerotigana", various pies and delicious local
sweets. At Kos you can taste the local red cheese matured in red wine and
accompany it with white semisweet wine. In the confectioner's shop of the
island you may also find the delicious local desserts of Kos, made from tiny
tomatoes. But in terms of shopping, Rhodes is your paradise, with good buys
ranging from gold and silver jewellery to leather goods, designer labels and
ceramics. Traditional hand made items can be also purchased in the village
of Archangelos, south of Rhodes Town, which specialises in pottery and
carpeting.
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