iHeritage Project - Portugal

Adding carob to your diet can provide you with many health benefits because it has: ➡️a lot of fiber ➡️antioxidants ➡️low amounts of fat and sugar ➡️no caffeine ➡️no gluten So next time think of this superfood to make your favourite treats!

Carobs! What was once considered animal food is now a superfood with an increasingly higher value. Carob trees come from the Middle East and can be found all over the Mediterranean. However, it is Portugal that stands out as one of the largest producer of “alfarroba”! #GOMED

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Great synergies led to great initiatives! #GOMED #mediterrean #Iheritage

For this and promoted by Centro Ciência Viva de Tavira, the University of Algarve as partner, formed a partnership with the DiMEd project, funded by CRESC ALGARVE 2020, that produced digital educational resources covering the Mediterranean Diet.

This October in the Algarve, iHERITAGE Portugal presented the digital brochures created within the @IheritageH project for @UNESCO cultural heritage, supported by the EU through the ENI CBC Med Programme.

The Mediterranean Diet Fair is promoted by Câmara de Tavira, in partnership with the Commission for Coordination and Regional Development of the Algarve, the Regional Directorate for Agriculture and Fisheries, the University of Algarve, the Hotel and Tourism Schools and In Loco.

The Algarve Tourism Board returned to Tavira! The Mediterranean Diet Fair brought together crafts, gastronomy, producers, ethnography and music. The event ended on the 10th but will be back next year promoting a the richness and importance of this diet 🧑‍🍳 theportugalnews.com/news/2023-09-0…

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By doing this, the festival is creating a “different offer” to what traditionally exists at this time of year, offering new experiences such as going to pick the fruits in an authentic way! #GOMED #event #hiking #festival #fruits

Hiking festival! Let's explore the lesser known Algarve! Occurring between August and September in the emblematic local product gathering season, the goal is to run the festival during a time in which “there’s more people around” and when fruits like fig and almond are picked.

This fruit is so popular in the Algarve that during the year figs are often dried whole and enjoyed months later stuffed with almonds, cinnamon and spices! Did you know that? A Mediterranean treasure for sure!

Algarve fig trees produce fruit twice a year, in spring the popular “Figo Lampo” and in fall a second coming with a number of mixed varieties! They're amazing when eaten fresh, with honey, cheese, in salads, baked, grilled, whatever your imagination can dream!

Portugal may blessed with an incredible selection of everything from seafood to fruits, nuts, wines, dairy, desserts, oil, salt, cured meats, breads, preserves, spices…you name it. But do you know which fresh fruit is back in season? Yummy Figs! #GOMED #mediterrean #Iheritage

#MedSNAIL in Spain had the opportunity to interview Ana Martínez, manager of @SimienteAlmeria, a distributor and store that sells local organic products to individuals and professionals in Almeria (Andalusia). @ENICBCMed #GOMED #agrifood

Make sure you stop by if you're visiting the Algarve!

For Portugal, this means focusing more specifically in the country's geographic case: Tavira. This summer, between July 13 and August 13, the permanent exhibition “Mediterranean Diet – Millennial Cultural Heritage” will be on display at the Municipal Museum of Tavira!

Summer in Tavira! Represented by @UAlg the focus of iHERITAGE Portugal is to promote the Mediterranean Diet and is importance for the cultural identity of the Mediterranean. portugalresident.com/summer-in-tavi…