Psara
Melokourkouta
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
εύκολο
TIME
30'
PEOPLE
4
MATERIALS
- 1 glass honey
- 1 1/2–2 glasses water
- 3–4 tablespoons flour or cornflour
- cinnamon
- toasted sesame seeds
- crushed almonds or walnuts
Περιγραφή
Melokourkouta is prepared from “water‑honey”, the water used to rinse the beehives after the harvest, and it is thickened with a flour batter, the “kourkouti” from which it takes its name. It is served freshly cooked as a cream or dried in the sun as a paste, with a texture somewhat like quince paste. Melokourkouta is mentioned as a traditional recipe and its roots may possibly come from Ancient Greece, or it may simply be an effective solution for hunger. Nevertheless, it is a nutritious delicacy, rich in flavor and aromas of honey, with a balanced sweetness. It is recommended as ideal for a nourishing breakfast or as a light dessert with afternoon Greek coffee, since the honeys of Psara contain a unique salty caramel with a pronounced floral note of thyme.
Implementation
Dilute the honey with the water, taste it until it is as sweet as you like and bring it to a boil. Add the flour and stir constantly with a whisk so it doesn’t stick, until it thickens. Add the cream, pour the batter into plates and sprinkle with cinnamon, sesame seeds and walnuts.
