🥃 Petimezi
Also known as: grape molasses
A Greek syrup made from boiled-down grape must.
Petimezi is a Greek syrup made from boiled-down grape must. It is made by evaporating fresh grape juice for a long time until it thickens. What remains is a dark, thick, sweet liquid smelling of grapes. It is one form of grape syrup, like Turkish pekmez.
In Greece and Cyprus petimezi has been cooked since ancient times. It is used to sweeten baking and sweets, added to yogurt and cheese, and poured over pancakes. Grape must with flour is also used for moustalevria, a traditional pudding-like dessert. In the past the syrup was the main sweetener, since sugar was scarce and grapes grew everywhere.
Petimezi is a product that winemaking gives besides wine. The same grapes that go into wine are taken, but the juice is cooked instead of fermented. The syrup keeps for a long time. In recent years it has been valued again as a natural alternative to sugar. It is tied to Greek and Cypriot wine and belongs to the general group of grape products.
How it connects to Wine
🥃 Petimezi → made in → 🗺️ Greek wine → kind of → 🗺️ Wines of Europe → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🥃 Grape syrup
- Where it is made
- 🗺️ Greek wine, 🗺️ Cypriot wine
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Pekmez, 🥃 Moustalevria, 🥃 Grape syrup
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that petimezi is a kind of Greek wine?
No. It is a syrup of boiled-down must, not fermented, so it has no alcohol.
How is petimezi used in Greek kitchens?
To sweeten baking and sweets, with yogurt and cheese, and over pancakes.
Why is petimezi valued again today?
As a natural alternative to sugar; in the past it was the main sweetener.
Similar
🥃 Pekmez · 🥃 Saba (sapa) · 🥃 Moustalevria · 🥃 Grape syrup · 🥃 Pelamushi · 🥃 Churchkhela
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