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platsenta

πλατσέντα

A baklava-like sweet made on Lesvos, with folding layers of phyllo in a syrup flavoured with the big island's famous ouzo. It may be a very ancient memory: platsenta is believed to be the Byzantine name for baklava.

Text © Dana Facaros

Image by mamavaso