Pasta Flavors

The Pasta Event ¨PASTA FLAVORS¨ has been organized during the last years as part of the ¨Art and Culture Festival¨ of Agios Theodoros Larnakas. The Festival lasts three days and includes:

First day: It is dedicated to the Cypriot Tradition, emphasis is placed on tasting of traditional products.

Second day: Concert by popular Greek singers

Third day: Theater by the “Pentaschino” folklore group of our community.

The women of the community work voluntarily for the pasta event. They make the traditional pasta: “Makaronia tou Sklinitziou” or “Makaronia tis Smilas” also called  and  ¨Tertziellouthkia, which are types of dried pasta made by mixing durum wheat flour with a little salt and water, and/or by mixing another type of flour with semolina, salt and water. Olive oil may also be used in the preparation of these products. The “Makaronia tou Sklinitziou” or “Makaronia tis Smilas” are registered as a name by the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs in 2022  while the Tertziellouthkia from July 10, 2024.

The event includes experiential workshops making and cooking “Makaronia tou Sklinitziou” or “Makaronia tis Smilas”  and  “Tertziellouthkia”. The visitor will have the opportunity not only to make them but to try them as well.In fact, Tertziellouthkia” are cooked with terratsomelo, a product also that will be prepared on the spot during the event. In the area of the event there are several stands selling traditional products, pasta, halloumi, pies, beekeeping products, traditional sweets, but also handmade products such as jewelries and candles. There will be a vegan food preparation workshop and, the famous TV cook persona, Chryso Lefou, will be making recipes using as the main ingredient our traditional pasta.The "Pentaschinos" Folklore Club will present traditional Cypriot dances.The event will be accompanied by the music group of Vasiliki’s Hatziadamou. Vasiliki Hatziadamou, a famous traditional singer, will enchant us with her superb voice, along with Pavlos Michailidis who also will sing and play violin, Charalambos Pantelis lute, Andreas Ioannou will play canon and sing, Philippos Dimitriou will play percussion and Nikolas Tryphonos will play bass.

A big Pasta celebration in the context of which there will also be the certification ceremony of our community with the "Colorful Villages of Cyprus" standard by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Mr. kostas Koumi.

Where: Landscaped area of Pentaschoinos River (Google Maps Location) 
Start date/End date:  2 August 2024
Start time/End time: 19:00 - 24:00
Entrance Price/Τicket:  Free

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