The Mediterranean diet is today, by common consent, one of the best dietary choices. Modern nutrition has for many years now noted the relationship between the Mediterranean diet and the long life and the excellent physical condition of those who follow it. Although the term "Mediterranean diet" refers to a number of countries whose shores are washed by the Mediterranean, Crete is, according to research, its most characteristic example. This book attempts, through the island’s most authentic dishes, to take us to the rich world of traditional Cretan tastes.