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Melomakarona are commonly made and consumed during the Christmas - New Year season along with [[Kourabiedes]], a dryer alternative. | Melomakarona are commonly made and consumed during the Christmas - New Year season along with [[Kourabiedes]], a dryer alternative. | ||
Revision as of 11:52, October 29, 2007
Melomakarona (Greek: μελομακάρονα) are a popular Greek pastry. They are made of sugar-sweetened dough, sometimes containing crushed almonds, cinnamon and/or orange flavouring and sometimes sprinkled with crushed almonds. After they are baked, melomakarona are soaked in a honey-based syrup.
Melomakarona are commonly made and consumed during the Christmas - New Year season along with Kourabiedes, a dryer alternative.
Greeks from Asia Minor commonly call melomakarona "Phoenikia".