History

History of the Greek Countryside

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,…

Προεπιλεγμένη εικόνα

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…

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