When you think of Greek food, what comes to mind? A tomato-heavy salad, souvlaki, or olive oil-soaked break with a side of figs?
Well you'd only be partially correct - not all of those things were staples of the ancient Greek diet.
Here to set the record straight is Massey University Associate Professor Gina Salapata who was born and raised in Greece.
Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece. Photo: Kenjiro Matsuo/Photosport
