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The Cycladic Diet & the Catholic Church
The Cycladic diet has been shaped by the archipelago’s traditions and climate, and the local products offered by the unique…
History
History of the Greek Countryside
Similarities and differences between the monastic and Mediterranean diets
The Mediterranean diet and the monastic diet observed within the Greek Orthodox Church are two traditional dietary patterns focused on…
Does fasting make for a healthy diet?
Fasting in the Greek Orthodox Church is closely linked to the modern concept of healthy eating. While the primary motivation…
How fasting has shaped Greek cuisine
Religious fasting has played a crucial role over the centuries in shaping Greek gastronomy, as its devout observance has always…
Lentils
Greeks have consumed lentils since prehistoric times. Hunter/gatherers who lived at Franchthi cave in Argolis about 11,000 years ago, long…
Bulgur wheat
Soultana-Maria Valamoti, Professor, AUTh Bulgur has been described as the fast food of prehistoric times, since with very little preparation…
Pies
Soultana-Maria ValamotiPie, as a general category of recipe found today in many variations throughout Greece, also appears in various forms…
Grape Molasses
Soultana-Maria ValamotiThroughout antiquity, long before the advent of sugar, grape molasses – a sweet syrup made from grape juice –…
Bread
Soultana-Maria Valamoti, Professor, AUTh The word artos (bread) appears as early as Homer’s Odyssey, in which Telemachus, son of Odysseus,…
Seasonality, Dietary Diversity and the Mediterranean Diet
Η εποχικότητα και η θρεπτική ποικιλία αποτελούν θεμελιώδη στοιχεία της παραδοσιακής ελληνικής Μεσογειακής διατροφής. Στο παρελθόν, οι περιορισμένες τεχνικές συντήρησης…