Moustokoulika
Moustokoulika, or Moustokoul’ka, as the locals call them, are pasta with grape molasses, a dish that used to be made during the harvest and grape harvest season on Lemnos, that is, towards the end of…
Lemnos Samsades
Samsades are a crunchy, honeyed, syrup-soaked sweet, filled with plenty of sesame, which is traditionally the nut of Lemnos. Grandmothers always made it at New Year. It was the sweet served for the…
Felopita (pumpkin slices baked in the oven with sugar)
Felopita, or “feloudia,” is an old recipe popular on Lemnos. It is made with yellow pumpkin, cut into slices and baked in the oven. In the Lemnos dialect, a slice is called “feli,” hence the name “…
Raised katimeria
These are fluffy, syrup-soaked rolls that were made on the feast day of Saint Demetrios, in the village of the same name on Lemnos. They are fluffy, syrup-soaked rolls, Lenten treats that are…