Kalon Prama literally means «Nice Thing or Good Stuff» and is the Cypriot name of this cake, which in Greece is known as Samali.

I was meaning to make this cake for a long time now and there are a lot of Cypriot recipes I have still to record but kept postponing it as I kept making new recipes. A few days ago we went shopping with my husband and saw a nice clay vessel with sheep’s yoghurt. I immediately remembered the yoghurt my father used to bring at home and without second thought I put it in the cart. I hadn’t eaten sheep’s yoghurt since I left Cyprus and I had forgotten what a wonderful taste it has.

This yoghurt was in a 1 kilo vessel and it was too much for us to consume in a short time so the first thing that came to my mind was to make Kalon Prama. Although I have been in Greece for so many years I have never tried the Greek version in a friends’ or relatives’ houses before. I had bought it however from bakeries, supermarkets and confectioneries, but whenever I tried it was nothing extraordinary.

I’ve had this recipeit since I was single and it was given to me by my aunt Loukia. At the time I used to work close to her house and she would call me and invite me  often for lunch. As my cousin was about my age I would always accept her invitation because apart from being very pleasant and easy to converse with, I loved her very much, she was a great cook but at that time although I liked cooking I did not ask her for any recipes except for this one and whenever I bake this cake I remember her.

The recipe is quite different from Samali as there are no eggs in it and another ingredient it has is tahini.

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13 Responses to “Kalon Prama”

  1. Ο/Η JennDZ - The Leftover Queen λέει:

    This looks beautiful and delicious!

  2. Ο/Η Eva λέει:

    Hi Ivy!
    i am so glad u made this cake.
    i made one last year but it was too grainy…i shall try to make it ur way …i hope with success.
    i will let u know

    all the best! always looking forward to ur new cypriot recipes:)

  3. Ο/Η Cynthia λέει:

    I would enjoy this very much with a lovely cup of tea.

  4. Ο/Η Ivy λέει:

    Nice to hear from you Eva again. Good luck and please let me know.

  5. Ο/Η Ivy λέει:

    Cynthia, it would be great with a cup of hot tea.

  6. Ο/Η Núria λέει:

    Ivy, can I come over for breakfast or for tea time tomorrow? It looks fantastic!!!!!!

  7. Ο/Η Ivy λέει:

    Nuria, usted es bienvenido cualquier momento.

  8. Ο/Η Peter M λέει:

    Bravo Hvi, you excel highly with your baking. I’ve never had «Kalon Prama»…I’ll see if my mom can it make it, as I’m a novice in baking.

  9. Ο/Η Ivy λέει:

    Thanks Peter but it’s so easy to make that I tell you give it a try, it’s not like other cakes which have to rise.

  10. Ο/Η Tablebread λέει:

    ivy – I LOVE GREEK FOOD!!!! I was a fellow contestant on the Game Night dish and found your site through that list. I am definitely a regular now :)

  11. Ο/Η Ivy λέει:

    Hi and thanks for stopping by. Hope you’ll visit again.

  12. Ο/Η Bellini Valli λέει:

    PS Ivy. I have tagged you for a MEME. You are not obligated to carry it on of course, but check out my answers when you have the time!

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