Strange things grow on the volcanic island of Santorini. One of the strangest – in a good way – is the Santorini tomato. Though it looks like a cherry tomato, it actually belongs to a different species.
It comes in two varieties: fluted and non-fluted. Both are a deep red and neither requires watering. But what makes them really stand out is the fact that this species has more vitamin C and more soluble phenols than other tomato variety, plus more lycopene than any other known fruit or vegetable. Lycopene is a highly effective anti-oxidant, offering twice the antioxidant activity of beta-carotene and ten times that of Vitamin E. In other words, it’s a cancer preventative. And it only grows on Santorini. Anydro is now cultivating these tomatoes organically and processing them into a slow- cooked, complex, super-concentrated tomato paste.
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Mediterranean Diet S.A. locates, selects and promotes special food products from all over Greece – traditional products that are created by Greek cottage industries or agrarian cooperatives. These use only authentic Greek raw materials, without the use of chemical preservatives. This summer, the company launched four new products: Aubergine Pesto, made from eggplant, green olive paste and Feta; Sun-Dried Tomato Paste; a line of natural honey and, the most unusual, Green Olives with Kritamo (Sea Fennel) and Sweet Red Pepper.
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