Τhis is a 50 year old story by Vardakis Stelios known as "the grandfather of barley rusks". Life on the island back then was really hard and like many others he decided to emigrate to Germany where he lived until 1965.
Α 50 year old story
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Α few years after in 1970, he returned to his home country and the idea of becoming a baker was born.
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He looked for locally harvested and ground flour especially barley and with the help of his wife Susana they experiment on traditional recipes found in the mountainous area of Asterousia. very soon the barley rusk was created and became a staple in people's diet.
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Vardakis Rusk products, received a special Honorable Mention from the State Chemistry.
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Since 2009 Dimitris Koutentakis (Kapsalis) and Vardaki Kiriaki's family has taken over the production of these rusks. the recipes, the ethics and the style of production of such a popular product in Crete have been all passed on to the next generation so that this important tradition will not be lost. We are committed to preserve high product quality and the recipes intact while we follow the latest innovations in our field and pay attention to what the costumers need.
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Vardakis Rusk products, received for 2nd time a special Honorable Mention from the State Chemistry.
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Vardakis Rusk products, received the CRETAN TASTE AWARDS (GOLD) for the Barley Rusk Roll.
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Vardakis Rusk products, received the CRETAN TASTE AWARDS (GOLD) for the Olive Oil Rusk.
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The concern of the Koutentakis family is to promote the beneficial properties of wheat in the human body. It invests in the future (new recipes and packaging), with the aim of expanding the distribution network throughout Greece.