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finíkia
φοινίκια
Finíkia (‘palm trees’) are either dates (the word comes from 'Phoenician'), although these are usually called chourmás, or else a date-shaped cookie suitable for Lent or vegans, made with flour, baking powder, orange juice and oil, baked, then rolled in a mixture of cinnamon, sugar and ground walnuts.
On Sífnos they are made at Christmas and are similar to melomakárona.
Text © Dana Facaros
Image by Richard Arthur Norton, Creative Commons License