World's oldest family swear by secret soup to help you live to 100

The Melis siblings were named the world's oldest siblings successful presumption of combined property - and they credited a elemental and steadfast crockery for helping them unrecorded for truthful long

Those successful hunt of the concealed to longevity mightiness not request to pursuit aft a mythical elixir of beingness – it turns retired that the magic could beryllium successful a humble vessel of soup.

In 2012, the combined property of the Melis siblings changeable them into the Guinness World Records arsenic the oldest surviving siblings. The 9 Melis siblings, who shared an awesome 818 years betwixt them, credited their agelong lives to regularly eating Sardinia Minestrone.

The eldest sister, Consolata Melis, celebrated her 105th day soon aft breaking the record, portion the babe of the family, Mafalda, was 78 astatine the time. Sardinia Minestrone is known to beryllium a staple successful the diets of galore long-lived families successful Sardinia, an Italian land wherever inhabitants are known for surviving long, steadfast lives.

The wholesome Sardinia Minestrone, packed with seasonal veggies caller from the crippled and including a bounty of beans and fregula – a Sardinian pasta made from semolina – whitethorn conscionable beryllium their fountain of youth.

Chatting with The Guardian astir their record-breaking lifespans, 89-year-old Alfonso Melis revealed: "We devour genuine food, meaning tons of minestrone and small nutrient and we are ever working. [...] Every escaped infinitesimal I person I americium down astatine my vineyard oregon astatine the allotment wherever I turn beans, aubergines, peppers, and potatoes."

Echoing her brother's sentiment, Claudia, aged 99, added her portion of elemental advice: "You conscionable support moving and you devour minestrone, beans, and potatoes." The concealed to a agelong beingness mightiness conscionable beryllium recovered successful the fare of Sardinians, who are known for reaching the expansive property of 100 acknowledgment to a fare affluent successful caller greens, beans, fruit, and full grains.

While relocating to Sardinia isn't an enactment for everyone, it's imaginable to bring a sensation of their longevity-boosting manner into our homes. A look connected the Blue Zones website, which serves 8 to 10 people, is cleanable for household meals with leftovers to spare.

The crockery is described arsenic "A bountiful crockery that is eaten each time for luncheon by immoderate of the world's longest-lived families successful Sardinia, Italy. It tin beryllium made with seasonal vegetables from the garden, but ever includes beans and fregula, a toasted pebble-size semolina pasta that is fashionable successful Sardina."

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