Τερτζελούδκια

Traditional Recipes

Fillota with syrup

Fillotá are envelope-shaped pastry sheets which have been brushed with oil and sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon. The recipe comes from Agios Georgios of Kyrenia.

Traditional Recipes

Gerouthkia

The small pieces of fried dough are served with carob syrup. The recipe comes from the occupied Varisia of the Morphou region (Nicosia district).

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Glytžista from Koilani

This dessert was previously served during engagements, but also during the Carnival. It is still made to this day.

Foods

Koullourouthkia, tertz̆ellouthkia, tourtz̆ellouthkia, loullouthkia

A type of sweet pasta.

Traditional Recipes

Loullouthkia

A version from Rizokarpaso of a popular Cypriot recipe for "tertžellouthkia" or "koullourouthkia with honey". The tertžellouthkia, just like the loullouthkia, were baked either in teratsomelo (carob…

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Melotá

Sweet “cookies” of the fasting period of Lent, similar to tertžellouthkia. The dough is shaped into pasta, which is partially boiled in water and then boiled in carob syrup. The recipe comes from…

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Pastellin made of carobs

The preparation of pastellin from carobs was a process with many stages and a long duration. It is still used today in the village of Anogyra, the only village where carob syrup and pastelli are…

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Pishíes from Deryneia

Pishíes was one of the main traditional sweets served on festive occasions. In the old days, they used to prepare pishíes mostly when they had pork fat available so they could fry them.

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Pishíes from Kakopetria

The dough is covered with almonds and cinnamon, rolled out and cut into pieces. After frying, the pishíes are dipped in honey syrup.

Foods

Tertzellouthkia or tzertzellouthkia