Daktyla kyrion (meaning ladies fingers) is one of the most known Cypriot pastry desserts and a speciality offered during the pre-lenten period called «Sikoses» in Cyprus. Pounded almonds are mixed with cinnamon, sugar and blossom water and the filling is wrapped in thin phyllo. It is then fried and bathed in an aromatic syrup [...]
The period of the Great Lent started yesterday and this is called Saracosti. During the period of Saracosti the faithful fast for a period of 48 days and not 40, as it is usually said: the six weeks of Lent and Holy Week. This year the Orthodox Easter is on the 19th April and fasting [...]
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When I read Cynthia’s post about The Essence of Choka, I knew I would love this recipe but never had the opportunity to make it as I cannot find cilantro in Greece. When I went to Cyprus a few weeks ago, I went to the Supermarket and bought two large bunches of cilantro and tried [...]
Think Spice… is a monthly blog event dedicated to spices founded by Sunita, of Sunita’s World, and I had the pleasure to host it for the month of February, exceptionally featuring two spices this month: Mastic Gum and Fennel Seeds. The reason for this exception is that mastic gum is not a well known spice [...]
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