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Pougkia

This amazing dessert is the most famous specialty of Patmos. Pougkia are actually stuffed nests of honey, almond, nuts and nutmeg, fried in seed-oil. The pougkia stuffing is called “mazouni” and can be eaten separately as a dessert on its own.

Stuffed goat or goat “kapama”

A traditional recipe offered in weddings and also as an Easter dish. The goat is stuffed with liver, dry and fresh onions, mincemeat, eggs, rice, local cheese and parsley, and baked in the oven. Residents of the island started using this recipe because it was more economic than plain goat or lamb meat, and large families could not feed solely with meat on Easter after 40 days of fast.

Schinopsomo / Schinopites

Fluffy bread and pies made with local herbs.

Chickpeas with eggplants

Although chickpeas are mainly served in Greece as a soup, this recipe suggests they are placed in between two layers of fried eggplants and baked in the oven as a sandwich. Apart from chickpeas and eggplants, ingredients include tomatoes, olive oil and onions.

Cuttlefish and squid burgers

Who says burgers can only be made with meat? For this unique dish all it takes is a blender and fresh cuttlefish and squid from Patmos’ crystal sea, along with the ingredients for any burger: onion, soaked bread, olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper.

Cheese pie

This delicious salty pie is a tart with three different types of cheese and cinnamon. Great as an appetizer but also suitable for breakfast or a snack!

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