Part 20 of 25 World Cuisines to try. (5/5) Today’s Cuisine: #Cyprus My last dish of the night – which I gluttonously ordered after my sixteen #meze, is the #GlykoKaridaki (walnut #sweets ). This dish is made from an unripe #walnut, which is harvested early so that flesh is tender. The walnuts are boiled in a mixture of water, sugars and spices until the liquid becomes settled like syrup, which can take a number of days. Sometimes lemon juice is used to maintain the original color of the food in question that you are sweetening as it prevents oxidation. This walnut is merely part of a wide array of sweet food preserves offered in #Greece and Cyprus. Others include almonds, figs, dates, apricots, cherries, quince or grapes. Based on size these preserves are usually served in a single spoon as a gesture of hospitality, and because of the sweetness, the #Glyka are served with a glass of cold water. #KaridakiGlyko #ZenonTaverna #Astoria #Queens #Mediterranean #cypriot #cypriotcuisine (at ZENON TAVERNA)