Ρυζόγαλο με κανέλα (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2015). © Μουσείο Κυπριακών Τροφίμων και Διατροφής.
A sweet treat which was widely popular in Cyprus among families who had sheep, as it was traditionally made using sheep's milk and flour. Today, rice pudding is prepared using different ingredients.
Name - Recipe
Ρυζόγαλο.
5 tbsp of glacé rice (soup rice)
5 glasses of cold milk
3 tbsp sugar
4½ tbsp corn flour
1 sachet of vanilla
Ground cinnamon (for sprinkling)
In another saucepan, add the milk, corn flour, sugar and vanilla and stir the mixture well until the corn flour dissolves. Add the cooked rice. Place the pot over heat and stir well until the rice pudding thickens. Serve in small bowls and, when it has set and cooled down a bit, sprinkle with a little cinnamon. (Andreas Achilleos, Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014)
Boiling.
In the past, rice pudding was made with sheep's milk and flour (Andreas Achilleos, Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014).
Additional information and bibliography
Recording: Andreas Achilleos (13 years old, student of Akaki High School). See Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014) Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014 (ed. Petroulla Hadjittofi), unpublished data.
Petroulla Hadjittofi
Ρυζόγαλο (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2013). Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
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