Tag Archives: Mediterranean Diet

Competence Centre for the Mediterranean Diet at the 10th Mediterranean Diet Fair

The Competence Centre for the Mediterranean Diet (CCDM) was present at the 10th edition of the Mediterranean Diet Fair in Tavira, which took place between 5 and 8 of September. The presence with an institutional stand was, for the CCDM, an opportunity to raise public awareness to this ancient lifestyle that is the Mediterranean Diet. […]

Mediterranean Diet: Scientifically reaffirmed as the healthiest, most sustainable eating pattern

The XIV International Mediterranean Diet Conference demonstrates, throughscientific evidence, the Mediterranean Diet’s fundamental pillars and the need topromote its adherence. The update of the Mediterranean Diet pyramid reflects an ongoing commitment topromoting health and well-being, through the adoption of eating habits that reflectthe essential principles of the Mediterranean Diet and its lifestyle. Barcelona, March 27, […]

Mediterranean Diet Agenda

Although Portugal is not one of the countries in the so-called Mediterranean basin, its proximity to these countries has brought to Portugal traditions and eating habits typical of that region, including festivities, traditions, and certain specific eating habits, such as the use of olive oil, fruit and vegetables, meat and fish, honey, the consumption of […]

MED Talk – Voice of Mediterranean Heritage

The Permanent Secretariat of the Network of Emblematic Communities launches a series of live-streaming sessions with experts on the Mediterranean Diet, coming from all the emblematic communities. This initiative aims to promote the dissemination and safeguarding of the UNESCO intangible heritage of the Mediterranean Diet, emphasizing its value not only as a dietary model but […]

Mediterranean Diet: Age-old heritages for global health

The municipality of Pollica, UNESCO emblematic community for the Mediterranean Diet, has actively participated in the celebrations of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World 2023, to effectively spread the value of the heritage of the Mediterranean Diet model. We have celebrated Italian Cuisine Week in the World for eight years since 2015 when […]

Tomorrow Tastes Mediterranean

The Tomorrow Tastes Mediterranean is an industry leadership conference organized by the Torribera Mediterranean Center (TMC). The aim of the conference Tomorrow Tastes Mediterranean aims to help the restaurant, foodservice industry and affiliated sectors better understand and transfer the healthful, sustainable, and cultural principles of the Mediterranean Diet into menus and products suited to the […]

TerritorialMED Project – Lisbon and “Tejo” River Valley Region

Traditional Algarve nativity scene can be seen at the Old School of Santa Rita

The Seminar “Challenges for Safeguarding and Enhancement of the Mediterranean Diet in the Territories”, held on May 31, 2022, aimed to present the results of the TerritorialMED Project – Safeguarding and Enhancement of the Mediterranean Diet in the regions, funded by the National Rural Network / PDR2020, and to give visibility to the important work started to […]

Christmas Season On The Island Of Hvar

The Christmas season in Hvar begins with the  Feast of Saint Nicholas on 6 December. Today, giving presents on this occasion is quite usual, unlike some fifty years ago when this custom was reserved only for the children of rich bourgeois families. Up until that time, the youngest inhabitants of Hvar were presented gifts only […]

Christmas can only smell of Choux pastry fritters

Porojenje Jedino More Imat Vonj Od Pašuratih Choux pastry fritters – pašurate or fritule are the favourite Christmas dessert on the island of Hvar. It is a type of round fritters. On their presence on the island of Hvar and the etymology: the name originates from the long-extinct Dalmatian language (a variant of the vernacular […]

Algarvian Nativity Scene

In the municipality of Tavira, families began to prepare the Algarvian Nativity Scene on December 1st, enough time for chickpea and vetch sprouts to germinate. There were those who only started on the 8th of December, setting up the traditional nativity scene, sometimes nine days before Christmas. Setting up the nativity scene consists of placing […]

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