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The pictures include blueberries and salmon which are definitely not staples of the Mediterranean diet and are not really available locally anywhere near the Mediterranean. If it was about Omega-3 they could have shown anchovies, sardines, mackerel or even tuna...

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Conversely, there are foods like bread & pasta, which you'd think are part of a Mediterranean diet, not included in the list. I think that list should be renamed to something like "Low-carb Mediterranean diet may prevent..."

I can't imagine eating olives without some focaccia or ciabatta to dip in the oil. With balsamic vinegar, naturally.

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Same in Greece, bread is everywhere. Every household buys at least a loaf per day, and of course it's free and as much as you can eat in every restaurant.

As an Italian I'm thoroughly confused by the addition of balsamic vinegar to everything. I've heard Brits put it in Bolognese sauce (ragù) and now with olives. How about you try fennel seeds and orange zest next time?

Also would you consider focaccia still appropriate for brined olives?

Blueberries are actually quite common in the Mediterranean area, but you are right about salmon.

Blueberries are a new world fruit (but then again so is the prickly pear that is so common in the Mediterranean), the European equivalent is the bilberry and AFAIK it only grows in mountainous areas at our latitudes. Blueberries are widely cultivated, but for example in Italy the largest production comes from Piedmont, which is usually classified as humid subtropical (almost no olive trees, but large grape productiont).

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