Syros Loukoumi: The Island’s Signature Sweet and Its Ermoupoli Tradition
Syros loukoumi is the island’s signature confection, a soft, sugar-dusted sweet that made Ermoupoli famous across Greece from the 19th century onward. The gel of sugar and starch, scented with rose or mastic, travels home in ribboned boxes as the classic souvenir of the island. The sweet arrived with refugees from Chios and the wider … Read more