Κατσούρες με ζάχαρη (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2015). © Μουσείο Κυπριακών Τροφίμων και Διατροφής.
Slices of bread fried in olive oil and usually spread with sugar or honey, and cinnamon. They used to constitute one of the meals of the day, accompanied by olives and halloumi.
Name - Recipe
Slices of bread fried in olive oil and usually spread with sugar or honey, and cinnamon.
Version A
Traditional bread
Olive oil
Version B
1 glass of olive oil for frying
5 slices of bread
Version A
Cut the bread into slices (not too thin). Drop them in hot olive oil and stir them and turn them over to cook evenly. Wait until they take on the desired beige-brown color, then transfer them to a plate and top them with sugar and cinnamon or honey. (Flourou K. Parpouna, 80 years old from Lysi)
Version B
Put the oil in the pan. As soon as it starts to boil, add the bread. As soon as it starts to brown it is ready. Transfer to a plate and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon (optional) and serve. (Eleni Nicolaou and Rafaella Nicolaou, Kyperounda)
Frying.
"This recipe is traditional and originates from occupied Lysi. Grandmother Flourou has learned the recipe from her mother and has kept it unchanged until today. She prepares katsoures every day today to accompany her meal. In the old days, she used to prepare them every day as one of the meals of the day, accompanied by olives and halloumi. My mother still uses the same recipe to this day." (Christiana Parpouna)
Additional information and bibliography
Oral testimonies: Eleni Nicolaou and Rafaella Nicolaou, Kyperounda (see. Kourri, P. and Lazarou, S. (eds.) (2007). Traditional recipes of the village of Kyperounda, unpublished data).
Flourou K. Parpouna, 80 years from Lysi. Recorded by Christiana Parpouna, October 2010. Edited by Stalo Lazarou.
Christiana Parpouna/Stalo Lazarou
Τηγάνισμα του ψωμιού. Πηγή: Χριστιάνα Παρπούνα
Στέγνωμα των κατσούρων σε απορροφητικό χαρτί (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2015). Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Κατσούρες με ζάχαρη και κανέλα. Πηγή: Χριστιάνα Παρπούνα.
Κατσούρες και σουππούθκια (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2015). © Μουσείο Κυπριακών Τροφίμων και Διατροφής.
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