Heraklion has always played an important role in the culture and traditions of the island of Crete. Apart from the history, it has a rich past and legacy when it comes to culinary habits. It has been more than 25 years since the results of medical studies were made known to the general public, which highlighted the Cretan food system as almost ideal for human nutrition.
In Crete,
cardiovascular diseases were even almost unknown in the recent past, the tumors
were much less than those observed in other areas and people lived longer years
in good health. Recent studies conducted at foreign and Greek universities have
confirmed the results of the initial approaches.
Cretan Diet is a complete system, a set of materials, dishes, customs and habits, it is a cultural good that starts from the production of products and reaches to the way food is prepared and consumed. At the basis of this system is the utilization of products of plant origin, food combinations, ingenuity, special gastronomic virtues with the most important simplicity, one of the features of the "Cretan cuisine". At a time when all the modern countries of the world attach great importance to prevention and healthy eating, actions that equate to less spending on government and more health for citizens, Crete could be not only a good example of implementation of healthy eating standards, but also to offer its experience to the international community. hotels heraklion It could be a model region, develop innovations, and even use its food culture as a springboard for growth and prosperity.
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