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Cretan food - from the oldest civilization in Europe
Minoan civilization, our name we do not know what they called themselves, was the cultural root of the tree of Greek culture. Zeus was born on Crete. A possible reason why this happened is that the soils of Crete have been extremely productive over the millennia. If you do not have to work too hard to feed yourself you then have time to invent and tell stories to explain where you're from both to others and yourself.
Crete apparently has the most wholesome cuisine
in the Mediterranean. The book in the link provides some very good recipes, some of which I have tried. The use of good olive oil does add to your Wellbeing. Thus using natural products to ameliorate some of the effects of our normally highly processed life. This morning I had a Greek omelette and salad for breakfast.As much as I like Newmarket Sausages,every once and a while a degrease can be useful. Using locally grown produce (ie your own) is also beneficial. With stories of food supply shortages in the East Anglian Daily Times it makes sense to start growing a little yourself. Starch rich vegetables such as potatoes can supplement wheat flour in a number of dishes, gnocchi being an example. This use of potatoes is very topical as National Potato Day approaches. Have a look at the Dipity link above to see when and where this takes place.
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I am going to finish now and walk down to my favourite local Garden Nursery in Sturmer, just over a mile or so down the road to Colchester.
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