Roasted wheat and corn grains in satžin and sprinkled with sugar.
Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Καουρκάς. Kaourkás
Greek name - description
Roasted wheat and corn grains in satžin and sprinkled with sugar to serve as an afternoon snack for children (PetrouPoeitou 2013, entry Καουρκάς, 50)
Processing method
Roasting.
Additional information and bibliography
Bibliography
Yangoullis K. G. (2009), Thesaurus of the Cypriot dialect. Interpretative, Etymological, Phraseological and Nomenclatural Dictionary of the Medieval and Modern Cypriot Dialect, Theopress Publications, Nicosia.
Petrou-Poeitou E. (2013), Where do they come from. Words and stories from the world of taste, Epiphaniou Publications, Nicosia.
Researcher/Recorder
Tonia Ioakim, Argyro Xenophontos
Foods
Sitarin - wheat
The harvesting process was carried out in the month of June with the use of a sickle.