GUESS WHO

Guess who found the lucky token in this year's vasilopita! Yep, that was me. You can see my piece in the pic! 😀It means I will have luck all year.

Here I am on New Year's Eve at my aunt's home in Pafos. Apart from the vasilopita we had other traditional dishes as well: cream pasta baked in the oven and bread! The bread was simply fantastic: made with sourdough yeast and baked in a wood fired oven.

I told you in an earlier post how the Ancient Greek geographer Strabo had praised bread from Pafos as the best in the world. I think so too, and a taste of this bread will convince anyone. I think we should get in touch with current bread specialist Samuel Fromartz!

In cultural theory, bread and baking is part of life's rituals, and a site for meaning making and identity formation. Cultural theorists are, of course, right. I am currently reading a Phd thesis on traditional food in the Cyclades; it is where I found the Naxos custom from the previous post. It's a thesis full of interesting information!

Have a good start to the New Year, with beauty always with you! Xxx 💝💝💝💄💄💄💋💋💋
#HappyNewYear #baking #cakes #vasilopita #Cyprus #Greece#traditional #culturaltheory #Strabo #bread #SamuelFromartz#TheLipstickPapers #food #beauty