Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Ποτικόν. Potekón.
Greek name - description
Potikon is the wine that the inhabitants of the wine-producing villages of Cyprus and especially of the area of Pitsillia would carry to the fields where they were working (Pharmakidou XP, 2003 p. 274).
Additional information and bibliography
Supplementary Information
A common question of the inhabitants of wine-producing villages before going to work: "Have you put the potikon in my bag?'' he asks his wife. (Pharmakidou XP, 2003 p. 274)
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