Broad bean soup with vinegar suitable for fasting.
Name - Origin
Ζωμός από κουκκιά.
According to E. Petrou-Poeitou, it is a broad bean soup, without oil, with vinegar for fasting (Petrou-Poeitou 2013, entry Κουτσιοζούμι, 71). K. C. Yangoullis notes that it is a soup with favetta [coarsely ground fava beans] and vinegar for the Easter fasting period (Yangoullis 2009, entry κο(υ)τσ̆ιοζούμιν,το, 237).
ETYM. < kouts̆in (broad bean) + zoumin (juice) (Yangoullis 2009, entry κο(υ)τσ̆ιοζούμιν,το, 237) < κουκιά (broad beans) + ζωμός (broth) (Petrou-Poeitou 2013, entry Κουτσιοζούμι, 71) The name refers to either the broad bean juice or to any diluted broth (Yangoullis 2009, entry κο(υ)τσ̆ιοζούμιν,το, 237).
They used to boil broad beans over high heat and stir them until they would melt. They would add vinegar, chopped onion or fresh wild leeks that they would collect from the fields. This soup was suitable for fasting (Kantziilaris, 2007 p.257).
Additional information and bibliography
Yangoullis K. G. (2009), Thesaurus of the Cypriot dialect. Interpretative, Etymological, Phraseological and Nomenclatural Dictionary of the Medieval and Modern Cypriot Dialect, Theopress Publications, Nicosia.
Petrou-Poeitou E. (2013), Από πού κρατάει η σκούφια τους. Λέξεις και ιστορίες από τον κόσμο της γεύσης, Epiphaniou Publications, Nicosia.
Kantzilaris G. (2007), Το Καϊμακλί μέσα από το πέρασμα του χρόνου. Publication of the new coop of Kaimakli, Nicosia.
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