Paphos, Cyprus
Geroskipou Sugared Almonds
Κουφέτα αμυγδάλου Γεροσκήπου
Whole almonds coated in successive layers of sugar syrup by hand, giving an uneven, matte shell rather than a machine-smooth one.
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Kiofteri
Κιοφτέρι
Grape must boiled with flour into a thick paste, poured into trays with almonds and dried in the sun into a chewy sheet.
Paphos, Cyprus
Loukoumi Geroskipou
Λουκούμι Γεροσκήπου
Cornflour and sugar gel set with rose, lemon or mastic and studded with nuts, made in the village of Geroskipou since the 1890s.
Cyprus
Shoushoukos
Σουτζιούκος
Almonds threaded on a string and dipped repeatedly in thickened grape must until they build a firm, chewy coat.
Lebanon
Tahini Halva
حلاوة طحينية
A dense sesame confection made by working tahini with boiled sugar syrup until it sets into a crumbly, fibrous block.