Α τraditional Ionian sweet made with almonds, which was incorporated into the Cypriot cuisine in more recent years.
Name - Origin
Μαντολάτο.
It is a traditional Ionian sweet in the form of a solid slab, made from egg white, honey or sugar and roasted almonds (Babiniotis 2005, entry μαντολάτο,το, 1046-1047).
ΕΤΥΜ. reborrowing < venetian mandolato (Babiniotis 2005, entry μαντολάτο,το, 1046-47, Petrou-Poeitou entry Μαντολάτο, 82) < mandola (almond) < latin amandula (> French amande) < latin amiddula < ancient greek ἀμυγδαλή (amygdalí) (Babiniotis 2005, entry μαντολάτο,το, 1046-47)
Italian mandorlato (Petrou-Poeitou 2013, entry Μαντολάτο, 82)
Additional information and bibliography
Babiniotis G. (2005), Λεξικό της Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας. Με σχόλια για τη σωστή χρήση των λέξεων. Ερμηνευτικό, Ορθογραφικό, Ετυμολογικό, Συνωνύμων-Αντιθέτων, Κυρίων Ονομάτων, Επιστημονικών Όρων, Ακρωνυμίων, Centre for Lexicology, Athens, Greece.
Petrou-Poeitou E. (2013), Από πού κρατάει η σκούφια τους. Λέξεις και ιστορίες από τον κόσμο της γεύσης, Epiphaniou Publications, Nicosia.
Argyro Xenophontos, Tonia Ioakim
Traditional Recipes
Kaoukkos - Almond praline
“When the caramel is done, add a few almonds to it. Then place the caramelised almonds with a spoon on each lemon leaf” (Testimony of Yiannoula Eleftheriadi, Asgata - Limassol).