“Emblematic communities” are social groups locally defined as representatives of universal values declared by the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, in particular responsible for the safeguarding and promotion of the element.
Due to historical, scientific or qualitative reasons, these communities employ a particular significance together with the national communities of the seven nominated States (Italy, Spain, Greece, Morocco, Portugal, Croatia and Cyprus), and establish a substantial part of their identity and continuity through the Mediterranean diet, intended as a lifestyle (from Greek diaita).
Meddiet - The portal of the Mediterranean Diet "is a project of the University of Rome Unitelma Sapienza, made with ccontribution of the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies - Ministerial Decree n. 93824 of 30 December 2014 and updated in 2018 in collaboration with CREA - Food and nutrition research center.