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Poukiá Lérou

Πουγκιά Λέρου

Fried 'pouches', made in a pastry flavoured with orange and lemon zest, filled with ground and blanched almonds, orange and tangerine peel, and bread crumbs, then fried in olive oil and soaked in a sugar and honey syrup, thencovered in sugar.

Also known as Λέρικα πουγκιά (Lérika poukia).

Aegean Islands

Desserts, pastries and sweets

Text © Dana Facaros

Image by welove2