Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Πομάγνιν. Pomágnin
Greek name - description
A type of fine bran (Pharmakidou XP, 2003 p. 338).
Language remarks
In Fasoula village it was called magnin. In other areas it was known as fouskarin.
Functional and symbolic role
Nutritional Value and Importance in the Diet of Cypriots
Bread made using this flour were called mágnena or pomágnena (Pharmakidou XP, 2003 p. 338)
Additional information and bibliography
Time period
19th - 20th c.
Supplementary Information
The following products were produced from this flour: a) the main flour b) semidálli (semolina), c) magnín or pomágnin or fouskárin and d) bran (Pharmakidou XP, 2003 p. 338)
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.
Researcher/Recorder
Stalo Lazarou