Products & Database

Here you can find all the products of SlowMed free to download:

Local Research - Secrets of Mediterranean Food

Each Local Working Group has travelled around each own Mediterranean regions from July 2014 to March 2015 in order to conduct a baseline study on Mediterranean Diet and Local Traditions. This research has been carried out through interviews to 120 elderly people and people involved in production, fishing and harvesting. These interviews have been uploaded in the platform, which is our Mediterranean Diet database.

• Recipes from elderly people
• Interviews to people involved in production, fishing and harvesting
• Download the Research Report here

International Documentary: The Mediterranean Flavour: our essence and lifestyle

Watch the Final Documentary of SlowMed: produced by the Local Working Group from Spain, this documentary summarizes the experience in all the countries involved by the project, giving the “big picture” of the importance of the intangible heritage of the Mediterranean Diet in our lives. Come to enjoy the Mediterranean Diet through the eyes of Italy, Spain, Portugal, Lebanon, Egypt and Palestine!

To download the final documentary click here. You can also watch it online, by clicking the button here below:

The Mediterranean Flavour: Our essence and lifestyle

National Documentary on Mediterranean Diet and Local Traditions

Each Local Working Group has collected film material during the research period of the project, developing a regional documentary on Mediterranean Diet and Local Food Traditions.

Enjoy the mix of images, sounds, languages and witnesses of the Mediterranean Basin: in these documentaries, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine show – through their artistic expression – the importance of the intangible heritage within the Mediterranean Diet, discussing with the older generations and conveying its strong and healthy message to the youngest ones.

Italy

Egypt

Lebanon

Spain

Portugal

Palestine

SlowMed Recipe Book - The Mediterranean Diet for Children: a journey through the Mediterranean among traditions and flavors

This recipe book collects a total of 24 recipes – taken from the interviews with elderly people – from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine.

Divided according to the 4 seasons and following  the daily distribution of meals according to the Mediterranean Diet (breakfast, snack, lunch, dinner, dessert), this book is a guide for children to discover not only their own recipes and connected traditions, but also the richness of the culinary heritage of the Mediterranean Basin they live in, a way to start an intercultural dialogue not only with words, but also through taste, flavors and senses.

It’s available in 5 languages: English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic.

English

Spanish

Italian

Portuguese

Arabic

Winner Mediterranean Fusion Recipe

Discover this new plate, the winner of the International Fusion Dishes Competition: it is the result of the collaboration of chefs coming from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Lebanon, Palestine and Egypt.
Read it, cook it and taste the Mediterranean dialogue.

Pan fried Croaker fish on a bed of Salicornia and green beans

SlowMed Manifesto

It is a value paper highlighting the results reached by the project but also the further objectives that the partners commit to pursue in the future, involving stakeholders and active policy makers on the field for a change and a strong input for the preservation of the Mediterranean Diet.
Download the Value Paper here.
If you want to join, send it to alberto.biondo@danilodolci.org

SlowMed Documentary – Italy

Join the wonderful journey of the Italian Local Working Group discovering the secrets of the Mediterranean Diet. The Documentary – recorded in the island of Pantelleria – tries to describe the close relation between the Mediterranean Sea and its people, the food and the healthy lifestyle connected to the Med Basin, a place where dreams and expectations become true. The time going by slowly is another feature connected to the Mediterranean Diet and the society in which it has grown, bringing to an ideal and dreamy closure where older and young generations share together their lives around a table.

Documentary developed by Francesco Murana, Alessandro Librio, Angelo Zito and Giuseppe Lanno.

Thanks to Centro per lo Sviluppo Creativo Danilo Dolci.

SlowMed Documentary – Egypt

Showing the main characteristics of the Mediterranean environment in Egypt, the Documentary makes us think about the importance of preserving the intangible heritage of our traditions, fighting the current globalisation process which is affecting our healthy lifestyles.

Documentary developed by Adam El Gabri, Mohamed Zayed, Ihab El-Emary, Abdallah Dawstashy, Amr Omar, Ahmed Thabet, Yasmine Hussein, Mahomoud Saad, Mina Nader, Essam Barakat, Diaa El Said.

Thanks to Bibliotheca Alexandria.

Season for Life – Lebanon

Through the seasons of our life, come to discover the richness and the wonderful landscapes, fruits and products of Lebanon, having a taste of the amazing way Mediterranean Diet has been living by its inhabitants. The Documentary shows us a metaphor comparing the 4 seasons to 4 periods of a woman’s life. All the video follows the perspective of an old man writing his last wills and communicating to his children a lesson of life, suggesting to follow the steps of Nature and eat what it offers naturally.

Thanks to Arab Resource Center for Popular Arts.

Buscando el Sabor Mediterraneo – Spain

Through the main meals composing the Mediterranean Diet, this documentary brings us in the discover of secrets of Mediterranean lifestyle in different regions of Spain, meeting wonderful people and their stories composing all together the incredible and amazing image of the Mediterranean.

Documentary developed by Didac Roger, Alex Brull, Alfonso Bonet and Aleix Fernandez.

Thanks to Fundaciòn Dieta Mediterranea.

Mediterranean Soul – Portugal

Through the eyes of a Portuguese guy, we’ll discover the treasures of Algarve, on the southern part of Portugal. Among traditions, local productions, fishing and harvesting, the Documentary will make us discover the importance of the Med Diet in our life, showing its Soul hidden in the littleness of its traditions and values.

Documentary developed by Fulvia Almeida, Ana Medeira, Jorge Mestre Simao, Rodrigo Cortegiano.

Thanks to Associaçao In Loco

SlowMed Documentary – Palestine

A travel around Battir will show us the specific treasures of this land, highlighting how the Med Diet’s importance has been kept and conveyed to the new generations. Enjoy the flavors and the tastes for your eyes, discovering a new way of living the Med Diet.

Documentary developed by Hanna Abu Sada, Fady Abu Akleh, Shiraz Rishmawy, Ramez Khoury, George Abu Sada. Edited and directed by Ala Khoury.

Thanks to Battir Landscape Ecomuseum.

The Mediterranean Flavour: Our essence and lifestyle

Watch the Final Documentary of SlowMed: produced by the Local Working Group from Spain, this documentary summarizes the experience in all the countries involved by the project, giving the “big picture” of the importance of the intangible heritage of the Mediterranean Diet in our lives. Come to enjoy the Mediterranean Diet through the eyes of Italy, Spain, Portugal, Lebanon, Egypt and Palestine!

Documentary developed by Didac Roger, Alex Brull, Alfonso Bonet and Aleix Fernandez.