Food show highlights Greek delights June 22, 2007
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Holidaymakers in Greece can eat delicious and healthy food as was demonstrated at the Heraklion festival of food from around the country, including Chania in Crete.
Over the last fortnight, the Hellenic Foreign Trade Board (HEPO) hosted a gastronomic exhibition of the regions delicious food, wine and spirits. HEPO President Panagiotis I. Papastavrou said the show was put on “to display to the rest of the world the Greek way of living, which is indelibly linked with Greek food and wine, with the friendly atmosphere of a typical Greek table, with good company and the sharing of exquisite food”.
He highlighted the healthy ingredients on show were particularly relevant at a time when an obesity epidemic is spreading. Holidaymakers to Greece will be welcomed by cooking with olive oil, fresh fruits, herbs and plenty of salads.
One exhibitor even attributed medicinal properties to her foods. Litsa Anagnostaki, a taverna owner in Chania and maker of traditional cheese pies, said that “tea made from rigani (oregano) is good for coughs”.
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