The Cretan diet always hid natural secrets of longevity and well-being. One of the most basic and essential ingredients of the daily diet of the Cretans was rusks.
Rusks were called the "bread of the poor" because they were made by families who could not afford to bake bread every day. In the past, there were no cereals all year round, which "forced" housewives to use this simple and clever way of preserving bread.
They were consumed by people absent from their homes for long periods, such as shepherds, farmers and sailors.
