Κατσούρες με φρουτοσαλάτα (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2014). Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Slices of bread fried in olive oil, sprinkled with sugar and in this variation they are accompanied by a fruit salad. Katsoures with sugar were a common delicacy during the period of the English rule as they did not cost much, hence, they were called “the poor people's sweet".
Name - Recipe
Slices of bread fried in olive oil, sprinkled with sugar and accompanied by fruit salad.
Slices of bread (better to be wood-fire baked)
1 glass of peanut oil
Sugar
For the fruit salad:
1 pear
1 apple
6 strawberries
2 oranges
2 tablespoons of sugar
For katsoures: Cut the bread into slices. In a saucepan, add the oil and after heating add the slices and fry them. Transfer them onto a plate with absorbent paper. Sprinkle them with plenty of sugar.
For the fruit salad: Juice one orange. Cut the fruit into a large bowl. Pour in the juice, add the sugar and stir. Serve in individual small bowls with katsoures on the side. (Georgia Psilogeni, Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014)
Frying.
Functional and symbolic role
Katsoures with sugar were a common delicacy during the period of the English rule as they did not cost much, hence, they were called “the poor people's sweet".
Additional information and bibliography
Recording: Georgia Psilogeni (14 years old, student of Kokkinotrimithia High School). See Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014) Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014 (ed. Petroula Hadjittofi), unpublished data.
Petroula Hadjittofi
Κατσούρες με ζάχαρη και σουππούθκια με χαρουπόμελο (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2015). Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
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