Home-made kumquat spoon sweet, prepared from garden fruits filled with almonds from a dear friend’s tree. Unrefined cane sugar, filtered water and freshly squeezed lemon juice form a clear, delicate syrup. Each kumquat is patiently de-bittered three times, then slowly simmered and left to rest overnight. Kumquats were introduced to Corfu by the British botanist Sidney Merlin (1871–1952). The result: jewel-bright fruit — spring in a spoonful.
Kumquat Spoon Sweet
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Food Notes
Music Pairing
“Kerkiraikos Horos/Corfiot Dance” (or “Perdika”), here heard in an instrumental interpretation by santouri virtuoso Aristeidis Moschos.
Music Bites
“Perdika”, a traditional melody from Corfu, accompanies my kumquat spoon sweet. The fragrant citrus recalls the island where kumquats took root and became a local treasure. Here the melody is heard in an instrumental interpretation by the great santouri virtuoso Aristeidis Moschos (1930 –2001), devoted guardian of Greek folk music. Like the spoon sweet, his playing is delicate and luminous.
Food Notes
Home-made kumquat spoon sweet, prepared from garden fruits filled with almonds from a dear friend’s tree. Unrefined cane sugar, filtered water and freshly squeezed lemon juice form a clear, delicate syrup. Each kumquat is patiently de-bittered three times, then slowly simmered and left to rest overnight. Kumquats were introduced to Corfu by the British botanist Sidney Merlin (1871–1952). The result: jewel-bright fruit — spring in a spoonful.
Music Pairing
“Kerkiraikos Horos/Corfiot Dance” (or “Perdika”), here heard in an instrumental interpretation by santouri virtuoso Aristeidis Moschos.
Music Bites
“Perdika”, a traditional melody from Corfu, accompanies my kumquat spoon sweet. The fragrant citrus recalls the island where kumquats took root and became a local treasure. Here the melody is heard in an instrumental interpretation by the great santouri virtuoso Aristeidis Moschos (1930 –2001), devoted guardian of Greek folk music. Like the spoon sweet, his playing is delicate and luminous.
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Taste
Salty, Sweet
Drink
Alcoholic, Nonalcoholic
Season
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Occasion
Christmas, Easter, Fasting, Other
Music
Classical, Ethnic, Greek, Jazz, OST, Soul