A wild green served as an appetiser or snack, ideal for fasting periods.
Name - Origin
Wild green with small leaves which grows in the orchards and rivers of Kythrea.
Locals used to collect the tips of pritziolos and eat them with bread and olives or as an appetiser with lemon juice and salad (Petasi, 1992 p.261).
Functional and symbolic role
An appetiser or snack, ideal for fasting periods.
Additional information and bibliography
Petasis G. (1992) Η κωμόπολη της Κυθρέας: ιστορική, αρχαιολογική, πολιτιστική και λαογραφική επισκόπηση. Stelios Livadiotis Printing House, Nicosia.
Eleni Christou
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