Moustalevria Explained

Moustalevria
Alternate Name:	Greek, Modern (1453-);: Moustokouloura (cookies), Greek, Modern (1453-);: mustopita (pie form), Greek, Modern (1453-);: palouzes, Greek, Modern (1453-);: kefteria, Greek, Modern (1453-);: kourkouta
Type:	Pudding
Main Ingredient:	Grape must, flour
Name Lang:	el-latn
Place Of Origin:	Greece

(Greek, Modern (1453-);: μουσταλευριά) or must jelly (also mustpie and mustcake) is a traditional Greek kind of pudding made of grape must mixed with flour and boiled until thick. , must biscuits or must cookies are the biscuit (cookie) version.

Historical information and names

originated in Ancient Greece where it was known under the name .^[1]

During the Byzantine era it was called or .^[2] Nowadays except from its standard name, has alternative names that differ from place to place, e.g., it is also known as ^[3] in Crete, ^[2] in Samos, ^[4] in Cyprus and ^{[5] [6]} in other regions.

Preparation

In order to produce, grape must (the juice from pressed grapes before fermentation) is boiled in low fire. Then a small amount of argil is added in order to clean the must.^{[4] [7]} After the boil, ingredients like flour, sugar, semolina, petimezi, sesame, vanilla, almonds, walnuts, etc. are included.^{[4] [5]} is popular at grape harvest season when the must is fresh.

See also

• Ancient Greek cuisine
• List of grape dishes
• Pelamushi

Bibliography

• Γ. Μπαμπινιώτης (Babiniotis), Λεξικό της Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας, Athens, 2005.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Le bulletin «Les Nouvelles» est édité par l’Institut d'Etudes Néo-Helléniques de Paris . 2020-05-11 . 2020-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201229051552/http://www.ienh.org/bulletins/octobre16.pdf . dead .
2. Web site: Kafiri. Simoni. Κλασική μουσταλευριά. protothema.gr. Proto Thema. 25 November 2015. 4 September 2014. el.
3. Web site: Zacharioudakis. Fanourios. Κεφτέρια ή αλλιώς Μουσταλευριά. cretanmagazine.gr. Cretan Magazine. 25 November 2015. el. 6 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151126053840/http://www.cretanmagazine.gr/eidiseis/creta/kritika/kefteria-i-allios-moustalevria/. 26 November 2015. dead.
4. Web site: Ππαλουζές. foodmuseum.cs.ucy.ac.cy. Cyprus Food Virtual Museum. 20 November 2015. el. https://web.archive.org/web/20151121035530/http://foodmuseum.cs.ucy.ac.cy/web/guest/parsintages/civitem/850. 21 November 2015. dead.
5. Γ. Μπαμπινιώτη(2005), Λεξικό της Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας, Athens, 2005, p. 1129.
6. Web site: Χριστουγεννιάτικη Σιατιστινή Κουζίνα. siatistanews.gr. Siatista News. 25 November 2015. el.
7. Web site: Palouzes / Sioutzoukos. letymbou.org. Community Council of Letymbou. 25 November 2015. 29 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201229132512/http://www.letymbou.org/en/traditional-len/palouzes-len. dead.