Dough sheets, which are consumed when boiled, with halloumi.
Name - Origin
They are square thin sheets of dough, which are consumed boiled, with halloumi. Slightly larger than toumatšia, equal to spoons (Petrou-Poeitou 2013, entry Κουταλάες, 70).
Additional information and bibliography
Petrou-Poeitou E. (2013), Από πού κρατάει η σκούφια τους. Λέξεις και ιστορίες από τον κόσμο της γεύσης, Epiphaniou Publications, Nicosia.
Tonia Ioakim, Argyro Xenophontos
Traditional Recipes
Toumatsia
Toumatsia are square, small sheets of pasta. In this recipe, toumatsia are boiled in chicken broth and served with anari (myzithra) or halloumi. Alternatively, they are boiled in water and served as…
Foods
Toumatsia
This type of pasta is distinguished into large square pieces which are called toumátsia or lasagna and into smaller squares called toumakkoúthkia or lasanoúthkia.