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Koulourakia [a] or Koulouria, [b] or kerkele in Pontic Greek, [1] are a traditional Greek dessert, typically made around Easter [2] to be eaten after Holy Saturday. They are a butter-based pastry, traditionally hand-shaped, with egg glaze on top. They have a sweet delicate flavor with a hint of vanilla.
Greek version of nougat; found everywhere in Greece, but specially made on the Heptanese. Melomakarona (μελομακάρονα) "Honey macaroons" which are cookies soaked in a syrup of diluted honey (μέλι or meli in Greek, thus melo-makarona), then sprinkled with crushed walnuts. Typically baked for Easter and Christmas.
Pages in category "Greek pastries" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Amygdalota; B. Börek;
[91] [92] Greek baklava is supposed to be made with 33 filo dough layers, referring to the years of Jesus's life. [70] On the island of Lesbos in Greece a type of baklava is still known as placenta (Greek: πλατσέντα), which is the name of an Ancient Greek pastry that is often seen as the predecessor of baklava. The latter is a baked ...
The name comes from the Byzantine Greek πογάτσα (pogátsa), from the ancient Roman pānis focācius, literally "hearth bread"; cf. Italian focaccia. [5] It may have had a classical origin in the Ancient Greek/Roman placenta cake. A similar dessert is still known as placenta (Greek: πλατσέντα) on the island of Lesbos in Greece.
Kok (Greek: κοκ or κωκ) or kokákia (Greek: κοκάκια or κωκάκια) (meaning multiple smaller kok, as they are typically served multiple) is a Greek profiterole consisting of pastry cream, chocolate glaze and syrup.
The word "dessert" originated from the French word desservir "to clear the table" and the negative of the Latin word servire. [2] There are a wide variety of desserts in western cultures , including cakes , cookies , biscuits , gelatins , pastries , ice creams , pies , puddings , and candies .