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[halil]

How abaout GOLUFA for you Deniz , is it diabetics too ?

[denizaksulu]

I have got 200 almond trees . I like Çağla and salted almonds cooked at our home oven . we make mezes from almonds too . soak the almonds inside the called water for a while before you service .
Badem (almond) Macun ;
clears the chest,helps prevent coughing .Helps to clear blocked blood vessels.
Gives energy.
Helps the body produce blood and improves eyesight and keeps the skin young ......

Do you have anything for Diabetics Halil?

The first time I made lokma, I proudly gave some to my elderly neighbour who promptly dipped them in a glass of water. I thought that this was some sort of strange tradition until her daughter explained that her mum was diabetic and had to wash the syrup and honey off, she was too polite to refuse them.............
Tess

Thanks for that tip Tess, but people used to do that before we ever knew what diabetes was. These sweets were always offered with a glass of cold water. The sweet with the aid of the old type ornate/filigreed fork fork was dipped into the water. Then the same water was used to wash it down. So any sugar on the surface of the macun would enter via the glass of water. Ir was a matter of taste. I would not recommend it to diabetics because the sugar would be absorbed by the fruit.
In reality you can eat a little bit of everything as long as you control your blood sugar well and are on insulin. For tablet takers not recommended at all.

[umit07]

Here is a plate of "Gulurikya" made today by my grandmother.



I never used to eat this stuff since it reminded me of dog shit .

Umit, without having to go into too much detail, what part of Cyprus is your grandmother from? I have never seen or heard this dish. I just know that Koulourikia/Gulurikya means a Zero/O ring/nought etc.
We did have many carob trees, so we cant say they have it where it grows, otherwise I would have come across it.

To be honest I'm a bit daft you haven't heard of "Guluriya" , my grandmother is orignally from Vuda but married to Piskobu ( Episkopi ) .

[denizaksulu]

Here is a plate of "Gulurikya" made today by my grandmother.



I never used to eat this stuff since it reminded me of dog shit .

Umit, without having to go into too much detail, what part of Cyprus is your grandmother from? I have never seen or heard this dish. I just know that Koulourikia/Gulurikya means a Zero/O ring/nought etc.
We did have many carob trees, so we cant say they have it where it grows, otherwise I would have come across it.

To be honest I'm a bit daft you haven't heard of "Guluriya" , my grandmother is orignally from Vuda but married to Piskobu ( Episkopi ) .

Did you say Vuda. OMG, are we related? I still dont know gulluriya. I know the do-nuts and the harup pekmezi (mollases in English - I think), but not together. I use the pekmez only to dip my bread in.

[umit07]

Deniz, `Guluriya` is do-nuts in pekmez! What do you call them? All my grandmothers six brothers and sisters live in London.

[Nikitas]

Now I know where the word Matzouni they use here in Greece comes from. Matzouni denotes a home remedy, something doctors frown upon.

I note that the present crowd have a sweet tooth. How about some sharp and zingy flavors like fish savoro. It was always a favorite when going to fish tavernas.

One thing I miss, and cannot get here in Greece, is Cypriot style pickles. Greeks put salt in their pickles and the combination of vinegar and salt is too much for my Cypriot tastebuds. Have not had a good pickle in 33 years. Especially miss Cypriot capers (kappari).

Terrachia, carobs, makes you wonder if the terrachia comes from the Latin root Terra, earth.

[denizaksulu]

Deniz, `Guluriya` is do-nuts in pekmez! What do you call them? All my grandmothers six brothers and sisters live in London.

I have never had or seen any. So I would call them do-nuts in Pekmez.

[kurupetos]

Here is a plate of "Gulurikya" made today by my grandmother.



I never used to eat this stuff since it reminded me of dog shit .

That's similar to the one I made this morning in the toilet. (Just kidding)

[denizaksulu]

Now I know where the word Matzouni they use here in Greece comes from. Matzouni denotes a home remedy, something doctors frown upon.

I note that the present crowd have a sweet tooth. How about some sharp and zingy flavors like fish savoro. It was always a favorite when going to fish tavernas.

One thing I miss, and cannot get here in Greece, is Cypriot style pickles. Greeks put salt in their pickles and the combination of vinegar and salt is too much for my Cypriot tastebuds. Have not had a good pickle in 33 years. Especially miss Cypriot capers (kappari).

Terrachia, carobs, makes you wonder if the terrachia comes from the Latin root Terra, earth.

Macun = cream/salve/jam/paste. Comes from Arabic into Turkish then to the Ottoman Empire.

[roseandchan]

i'm all kebab'd out anyone know of a good chinese don't care where it is, preferably nicosia ?