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Greek eating habits Ancient Greeks Mediterranean Triad bread oil and wine Barley, cereals, dairy products Meat and seafood luxury food Comedies of Aristophanes helps in reduction of 1993 cardiovascular disease and longevity 1995 Deserts of Greek cuisine “Sweets” • Fruits preserved in sugar “Syrupy sweets” • Dry fruits, honey and homemade ingredients Feature of the Greek diet Variety of materials and elements ‘Simplicity’ Snacks-finger foods (called: “meze”) Fasting excellent diet and good for people’s health Affected by other nations Due to its geographical position Especially from the Turkish cuisine After the Asia Minor catastrophe By the Ionian Islands Affected by climate Greece has temperate climate Mild winters and warm summers Great variety of fruits and vegetables MIUSIC SCHOOL OF KOMOTINI GREECE GREEK EATING HABITS Music School of Komotini Greece Tomza Sofia Sofia Tomza Ancient Greece Information from odyssey and other findings. particularly healthy diet Byzantine times Pursuit self-sufficiency • growing vegetables • livestock Main Products Meat • bread • olives • olive oil • feta ( greek kind of cheese) Rare luxury (only for the rich one) LATER LaterYEARS years High consumption Meat culturable products (fruits, vegetables, legumes) •highly esteemed •healthy cooked greek cuisine • imagination • creativeness Symbols of Greek food : Olive oil pasta wine Cheese products bread Main ingredient Characteristics • variety of dishes • A great number of mezedes (mezes= titbit) • plenty kinds of salads • juicy fruit • feta, Greek yoghurt • honey (the nature’s sweet ) Wine: Accompanies the food Herbs and spices: Complete the flavor Honey: creates sweets Factors Factors local conditions natural wealth climate Influences from other countries Greek cuisine is affected from: • the turkish cuisine • the italian cuisine Food • Saturation of hunger • It brings people closer It differs from place to place because of the differences in : • • • • religion philosophy culture wealth of country • • • • local production soil conditions climate historical circumstances Mediterranean health diet Includes : Red meat • • • • • • Fiber Biological products Dairy products Fish-poultry Olive oil Wine Low consumption Benefits Benefits • wide variety • very delicious and tasty • healthy • offers longevity GREEK TRADITIONAL CUISINE A clear example of a diet that combines health and taste Thank you very much !! Music School of Komotini, Greece