Traditional Almond & Anise Cookies Durudus 170 grams

   A traditional bakery in Sfakia, Crete, a series of childhood memories full of aromas and flavors and a group of young children who took care to knead their nuts with the basic ingredient on the advice of grandmother Anna: "If you want to do something good, my child, do it with your hands… ”. 

  The Sfakia bites with anise and almond is a handmade snack of sweet almonds with anise that will go crazy with its wonderful taste! They are rich in proteins and without preservatives.

In more detail, they contain:

• Wheat flour

• Sunflower oil

• Orange juice

• Sugar

• Almonds (7%)

• Soda

• Baking powder

• Ammonia

• Anise (0.13%)

• Cinnamon

• Cloves

HISTORY "FROM GOLD" BEHIND THE PRODUCT

  In Ancient Greece, when they talked about a nut, they talked about "Dipyritis Artos". Dipyrite from the combination of the words "two" and "fire" as it entered the fire twice. In fact, the technique of its preparation was such that it aimed to remove every trace of moisture. The ultimate goal was to serve the needs of people who wanted to travel far. And such was the success of the new crispy product that it spread the length and breadth of the world. Thus, we meet it in other languages and countries with the names "biscotte" or "biscuit" for the French, biscoctus for the Latins and "biscotto" for the Italians.

 In the Middle Ages, crunchy buns finally find their eternal name. They are called "rusks" of honor due to Paxamas, the wise man from Boeotia who proposed the double baking of bread and gave us one of the most delicious patents! Thus, Paxamas, the "Celementes" of antiquity who wrote many gastronomic books, introduced us to the rusk that came to star even in historical events! We find it even in the hold of warships when the Venetians brought ammunition to the Cretans. But also in World War II, the nut was a staple food for the guerrillas in the occupied mountains.

  From then until today, many years have passed and with them many historical events and many changes in diet. Nuts, however, remained a key element in the daily life of Greeks in particular. From the base of Cretan salads to the easy snack that is eaten at any time, rusks are the foundation of the Mediterranean diet along with oil, olives and mizithra.