Category: Mediterranean Diet

Mediterranean Diet

Ikarian Longevity Greens Pancakes

Greens pancakes

Ikarian cooking in the middle of the 20th century is what most of the island’s nonagenarians remember vividly. They were the stone-hard years of the Occupation, a time of great hunger all over Greece. This pie, really a kind of pancake, stands out to me because it’s cooked on a griddle, the better for using […]

Cretan Chick Pea Soup with Cod

Although this soup is traditionally made in and around Rethymnon on the feast day of St. Eleftherios, on December 15th, it’s wonderful any time of the year, and especially in cold weather.

Taro Root Salad from Ikaria

Taro root salad from Ikaria, the Blue Zone Greek island of longevity.

Taro root, called kolokasi in Greek, is a staplefood on the island of Ikaria and cooked in ways similar to potatoes.

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