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Usually in Italy people eat according to the famous Mediterranean Diet. According to a recent independent public opinion research done by the com-
UNESCO recognized the Mediterranean diet as an Intangible Cultural Heri- munication group SPEM, there are 3.7% vegetarians or vegans in Croatia,
tage of Humanity in November 2010. i.e. 160 000 citizens of Croatia are on vegetarian or vegan diet.
According to La Cucina Italian and Doxa 72% of Italians consider Mediter- (Vegan stvouhrv)
ranean Diet as the ideal one. Vegetarian and vegan diets are the best for
17% but on the other side perproteic one is considered the best by 11%.
(La Cucina Italiana 2016)

The Croatian cuisine is heterogeneous and for that reason it is known as Some more information in Italian:
a regional cuisine. Every part of Croatia has its own culinary tradition. In https://www.lacucinaitaliana.it/news/salute-e-nutrizio-
Dalmatia, the part of Croatia, where we come from, the Mediterranean diet ne/dieta-mediterranea-i-numeri-di-un-successo/
is most usual.
(Croatia Tourism 2018)
Photo from Salaattiasema 2017.
Photo from Salaattiasema 2017.

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