Download or read book Mediterranean Foods written by Rui M. S. da Cruz and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mediterranean region is well known around the world for its rich culinary history. While most books tend to only focus on the nutritional, culinary, and/or health aspects of Mediterranean cuisine, this book presents a more scientific approach and discusses the composition of specific foods from the Mediterranean basin as well as specific processing methodologies applied to produce food in this area of the world.