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George's Bakery & Cafe Omodhos Ltd
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Omodos, Limassol
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In the Gerge's Bakery you can buy famouse bread - Arkateno. The “arkatena koulourka” (crunchy rolls), which are known throughout Cyprus, were first made in Omodos around 1880. The art of “Arkatis” (singular, spiced extract from chickpeas used as yeast ), which is the secret of making this rusk, came to Omodos from Smyrna (today’s Izmir) through a female inhabitant of Smyrna, Hadjistasou, that -after coming to Cyprus -got acquainted with a local man, Hadjinikolis, got married to him and together they settled in Omodos. So, she taught the village’s other women hot to make the “arkatena”.
In the Gerge's Bakery you can buy famouse bread - Arkateno. The “arkatena koulourka” (crunchy rolls), which are known throughout Cyprus, were first made in Omodos around 1880. The art of “Arkatis” (singular, spiced extract from chickpeas used as yeast ), which is the secret of making this rusk, came…