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Sweets made from a mixture of sugar, ground almonds and rose essence. This particular delicacy, found in many countries of the world, was incorporated into Cypriot cuisine in later years. However, the use of almonds in traditional Cypriot desserts was pre-existing and widespread, and almonds were also used to make sumada, a Cypriot sweet drink.
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4 glasses of blanched and finely ground almonds
2 glasses of icing sugar
5 tablespoons of rose water
1 glass of granulated sugar (for sprinkling)
A few cloves
Mix the ground almonds with the icing sugar and knead with the ‘rosewater in water’ mixture. When the ingredients are well combined, shape the mixture into small balls. Put granulated sugar on a plate and wrap the almond balls with it. Put a clove on top of them and place them in paper moulds. (Eleni Tsolaki, Cypriot Cooking 2013-2014)
Traditionally apple or pear shaped.
Additional information and bibliography
Recording: Eleni Tsolaki (10 years old, student of the 2nd Primary School of Pallouriotissa). See Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014). Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014 (ed. Petroulla Hadjittofi), Unpublished data.
Petroulla Hadjittofi
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