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Made of various fruits, ripe or unripe, or green unripe nuts. Spoon sweets are essentially made the same way as marmalade, except that the fruit are boiled whole or in large chunks. One particular type of spoon sweet, called υποβρύχιο (literally meaning submarine), is made from mastic, which is found on the island of Chios.
a baked French dessert with fruit or nuts arranged in a buttered dish and covered with a thick flan-like batter. Flaons: Spain: Flaons have different shapes, and fillings usually consist of some type of cheese, varying according to the location. Sweet flaons are usually sweetened with sugar, but honey was traditionally used more often.
Ancient Greek cuisine was characterized by its frugality for most, reflecting agricultural hardship, but a great diversity of ingredients was known, and wealthy Greeks were known to celebrate with elaborate meals and feasts. [1]: 95(129c)
Common dessert ingredients include nuts, honey, fruits, sesame, and filo pastries. It continues traditions from Ancient Greek and Byzantine cuisine, [8] while incorporating Asian, Turkish, Balkan, and Italian influences. [9] Table of Greek food Souvlaki Moussaka Gyros rolled in a pita
Greek yogurt contains filling protein, and combining it with fresh fruit feels natural. You can sprinkle it with seeds or nuts for a little salty crunch or add some honey or chocolate chips for ...
Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavors. Ice cream became popular throughout the world in the second half of the 20th century after cheap refrigeration became common.
[31] [32] An early Greek language mention of plakous as a dessert (or second table delicacy) comes from the poems of Archestratos. He describes plakous as served with nuts or dried fruits and commends the honey-drenched Athenian version of plakous. [33] Antiphanes, a contemporary of Archestratos, provided an ornate description of plakous: [33] [34]