{"id":27,"date":"2026-03-11T11:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/denmark\/gastronomy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:23:11","slug":"gastronomy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/denmark\/en\/about-greece\/gastronomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Gastronomy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/media\/2026\/03\/Food_and_wine.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67661\" style=\"width:751px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/media\/2026\/03\/Food_and_wine.jpg 491w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/media\/2026\/03\/Food_and_wine-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/media\/2026\/03\/Food_and_wine-181x120.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1f7456c75892e7c7e52f7dd705ca8142\">GNTO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitgreece.gr\/experiences\/gastronomy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Greek gastronomy<\/a> <span class=\"wp-rich-text-font-awesome-icon wp-font-awesome-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"arrow-up-right-from-square\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-arrow-up-right-from-square \" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M320 0c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32s14.3 32 32 32h82.7L201.4 265.4c-12.5 12.5-12.5 32.8 0 45.3s32.8 12.5 45.3 0L448 109.3V192c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32s32-14.3 32-32V32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32H320zM80 32C35.8 32 0 67.8 0 112V432c0 44.2 35.8 80 80 80H400c44.2 0 80-35.8 80-80V320c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32V432c0 8.8-7.2 16-16 16H80c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16V112c0-8.8 7.2-16 16-16H192c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32s-14.3-32-32-32H80z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span> has a recorded history of around 4,000 years. In fact, it was Archestratos who wrote the first cookbook in history (330 BC). In Greek gastronomic tradition the element of flavor blends harmonically with high nutritional value. Dozens of scientific studies have shown the positive effect of a balanced Greek diet on a person\u2019s health, well-being, and longevity. In addition, the cultural dimension and social customs of a Greek meal have traditionally added an extraverted social element to the experience of savoring food and drink, combining gustative satisfaction with the recreational and communication aspect of communal meals, and thus maintaining even today overtones of ancient feasts.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":4,"menu_order":60,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-post-with-children-sidebar.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/denmark\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/denmark\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/denmark\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/denmark\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/denmark\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/denmark\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/denmark\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/52"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/denmark\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/denmark\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}