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Newsletter of the Cyprus Breakfast Programme

December 2016 www.cyprusbreakfast.eu

Cyprus Breakfast Newsletter December 2016

Merry Christmas with

‘Melomakarona’ at Poseidonia

Beach Hotel

Melomakarona

(honey cookies) are

one of the most

popular treats

throughout Cyprus

and Greece during

the Christmas

period and their

intense homely

aroma signifies that it’s Christmas time.

Typical ingredients are flour or semolina,

sugar, orange juice, cognac, cinnamon

and occasionally olive oil. During rolling

they are often filled with ground walnuts.

After baking they are soaked for a few

seconds in syrup made of honey and

sugar. Finally, they are sprinkled with

ground walnuts.

Melomakarona are a Christmas special

recipe for Cyprus Breakfast at Poseidonia

Beach Hotel (Limassol) and once placed

at the buffet they turn out to be the hit of

the day for the hotel’s customers.

Kalimera with a flavour of

roses at the Royal Apollonia

Triantafyllo or rodon is the name for roses

in Greek and as the name implies it is the

plant with the thirty petals. The plant rosa

damascena is widely

grown in the village

of Agros since the

beginning of the

twentieth century and a

great variety of traditional products are

made from this very aromatic bush. The

petals are harvested within a few days

each May and the community organises

the famous Rose Festival, a great

attraction for exploring its cultural and

gastronomic heritage.

Rose cordial (with the addition of water)

has become a favourable morning drink at

the Royal Apollonia Hotel in Limassol

(Louis Group). The Cyprus Breakfast

program has urged hoteliers to offer a

‘welcome to breakfast’ food or drink which

is closely linked to the local gastronomy.

Although rose cordial is not solely a

traditional breakfast item, it does relate to

the indigenous rosa damascena, the

aromatic rose that grows in the mountains

of Agros village.

Cyprus Breakfast Newsletter December 2016

Pombes (bombs) for breakfast

at Anonymous Beach Hotel

If you have ever had the chance to wander

around a Cyprus ‘paniyiri’ (traditional fair)

you might have come across a number of

traditional sweets, the most common ones

being “soujoukkos” and “lokoumades”.

Another such sweet, not well known to

visitors but a reminder of childhood for

locals, is the one known as ‘pombes’.

These are similar to lokoumades (pastries

made of deep fried dough soaked in

syrup) in terms of flavour but with a

different shape, one that resembles that of

a bomb, after which they have probably

taken their name from.

At Anonymous Beach Hotel (Ayia Napa),

the Food and Beverage team have

introduced this sweet as a breakfast

recipe, freshly baked or deep fried from

the hotel kitchen and served hot at the

buffet. Judging from the quantities of

“pombes” served at the hotel when

available, it is a clear proof that the dish

has become a tasty authentic highly

appreciated by the hotel’s customers.

Casale Panayiotis

Taste through the layers of culture

Casale Panayiotis lies at the heart of

Kalopanayiotis village, situated in the

beautiful Marathasa Valley of Troodos.

The village landmark is the monumental

church of St. John Lampadistis (UNESCO

World Heritage Site). In respecting the

traditional architecture of the village, this

agrotourism complex blends harmoniously

into the beautiful surrounding landscape.

The comforts of a luxury spa are

combined with traditional features, so that

guests can relax at the truly unique

environment of the Cyprus mountains.

Breakfast is served at the recently

refurbished ‘Troullino’ restaurant, carefully

designed and decorated to resemble the

character of a traditional village house.

The buffet is purely local with the

ingredients used in the preparation of the

Cyprus Breakfast dishes, freshly sourced

from local producers.

The breakfast includes traditional cured

meats, homemade jams prepared with

fresh fruit from local farmhouses, aromatic

infusions (herbal teas), and freshly baked

pastries. Cyprus coffee is available in a

do-it-yourself equipment so that customers

can learn how to prepare this authentic

local coffee.

Cyprus Breakfast Newsletter December 2016

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