Floungos

Curdled milk for the production of kaskavali cheese

Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Φλούγκος. Floúngos.
Greek name - description

Curdled milk

Processing method

Pre-treated curdled milk used for the production of kaskavali cheese (Michalakopoulou-Charalambous, 1998 p.340)

Time period
20th c.
Supplementary Information

The following is mentioned for the village of Peristeronopigi: In 1937, Hampi Parla's wife, Sarra, was collecting about 500 okas of "flοungo" (curdled milk). Then her husband would take it to Athiainou, where kaskavali cheese was produced (Michalakopoulou-Charalambous, 1998 p.340).

Bibliography

Michalakopoulou-Haralambous Chariklia (1998) Περιστερωνοπηγή. Από την αρχαιότητα μέχρι το 1974, Προσφυγικό σωματείο «Ένωση Περιστερωνοπηγιωτών», Nicosia.

Researcher/Recorder

Eleni Christou