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Cubes of fried bread with carob syrup or epsima. This sweet dish was consumed daily in the old days, since it was tasty, affordable and very beneficial. The two variations of the recipe come from Agios Photios of Paphos and Marathasa.
Name - Recipe
Cubes of fried bread with carob syrup or epsima.
Version A
2 slices of bread (preferably fresh)
½ glass of carob syrup
Olive oil for frying
Version B
3 slices of sourdough bread, preferably not fresh, cut into cubes
80ml of epsima
40ml of water
Olive oil
cinnamon (optional)
sesame seeds (optional)
Version A
Cut the bread slices into cubes. Fry the bread in olive oil. Place the fried bread pieces on a platter and pour the carob syrup on top. (Andrea Evripidou, Cooking Cypriot food 2012-2013)
Version B
Mix the epsima with the water. Put the olive oil in a pan to heat up and fry the bread pieces. Remove the oil and add the epsima and water. Let them boil for a while until the epsima is absorbed. Sprinkle with cinnamon or toasted sesame seeds. (Kythraiotou 2013, 64)
Frying. Boiling.
Additional information and bibliography
The slices of fried bread were called katsoures. They were often spread with sugar or honey, and cinnamon. See relevant recipe.
Kythraiotou, F. (2013). Gastronomic guide of Marathasa, Ministry of Education and Culture - Pedagogical Institute, Nicosia.
Recording of a recipe from Agios Photios Paphos: Adria Evripidou (10 years old, student of K' Limassol Primary School - Agios Panteleimon) from the narration of Angeliki Evripidou (66 years old). see Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014); Cooking Cypriot food 2012-2013 (ed. Petroula Hadjittofi), unpublished data.
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