Kourkoubines or Goglies
Kourkoubines (or tzolia) is a fresh pasta dish that originates in southern Euboea.
In the arvanitohoria (villages populated mostly by people with Albanian roots), this dish, apart from tzolia, is also known by many other names, such as goglies, dodilies, tzoliges, and koufota. If you have not yet tasted tzolia (or goglies), one of life’s flavorful delights awaits you.
It is a delicacy you can enjoy with your eyes closed, with the aroma of the sheep butter drizzled hot over mizithra, giving it a golden tint, and by hearing the sizzle and the whiff of the fresh pasta as the butter pours over it.
Goglies are made from wheat flour, fresh yeast, some salt and lukewarm water.
They go well with stewed rooster, lamb or rabbit. They can also simply be served with fresh cheese.
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