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.
Tags: Cakes, Desserts, samali, Sweets in Syrup
This looks beautiful and delicious!
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:)
I would enjoy this very much with a lovely cup of tea.
Nice to hear from you Eva again. Good luck and please let me know.
Cynthia, it would be great with a cup of hot tea.
Ivy, can I come over for breakfast or for tea time tomorrow? It looks fantastic!!!!!!
Nuria, usted es bienvenido cualquier momento.
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.
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.
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
Hi and thanks for stopping by. Hope you’ll visit again.
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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