Zucchini flowers stuffed with mnouhari snails
Μνουχαρούθκια με ανθούς κολοκυθιάς (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2014). Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Zucchini flowers stuffed with bulgur wheat and mnouhari (large) snails. An old recipe from the village of Tala in Paphos district.
Name - Recipe
Ανθοί κολοκυθιάς γεμιστοί με μεγάλα σαλιγκάρια.
In Cyprus, large and hard-shelled snails were called mnouhari.
Mnouhari snails
½ glass of bulgur wheat
Nutmeg
Dill
Black pepper
Cinnamon
1 dry onion, finely chopped
1 bunch of fresh onions
I grated tomato
Olive oil for frying
For the batter:
1 glass of flour
Salt
Yeast
Water
Oil for frying.
Sauté the snails in a bit of olive oil, along with the dry and fresh onions. Add the bulgur, dill, nutmeg, black pepper and cinnamon. Add the grated tomatoes. Allow the ingredients to combine. When the stuffing has cooled, stuff the zucchini flowers with it. Put them in the fridge for a while. Coat them through flour and the batter. Fry them in plenty of oil until they are golden brown. (Nikos Vassiliades, Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014)
Sautéing.
Frying.
Functional and symbolic role
Snails were consumed mainly during fasting periods.
Additional information and bibliography
Recording: Nikos Vassiliades (19 years old, student of the Paphos Technical School).See Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014) Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014 (ed. Petroula Hadjittofi), unpublished data.
Petroula Hadjittofi
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