Name - Origin
Πίττες με λάδι
Ladkia =In the countryside, it denoted the large production of olive oil. "This year we will have a lot of ladkian" In the cities this word denoted the oil stain on clothes.
Functional and symbolic role
During the oil season, women farmers would make ladopittes, which were simple pittes that were not fried, but boiled in hot, abundant olive oil (Pharmakidou X. P., 2003, p. 316)
Ladopittes were kept soft and served with honey ( bee honey or teratsomelon- carob syrup) or sugar, as a dessert or frequently as a pre-dessert (Pharmakidou X. P., 2003, p. 316)
Additional information and bibliography
Pharmakidou XP (1983). Γλωσσάριον Ξενοφώντος Π. Φαρμακίδου, [Υλικά διά την σύνταξιν Ιστορικού Λεξικού της Κυπριακής Διαλέκτου, μέρος Β', έκδ. Θεοφανώς Δ. Κυπρή], Centre for Scientific Research, Nicosia, 2nd ed., 2003.
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