🥃 Moustalevria
A Greek pudding of grape must thickened with flour.
Moustalevria is a Greek pudding made from grape must and flour. It is not wine but a sweet dish. It is made during the grape harvest, when there is plenty of juice. The recipe is simple and very old, and it is used in Greece and Cyprus.
How is it prepared? Fresh grape juice, that is, must, is heated and boiled. Then flour is added and stirred in until the mixture thickens. The result is a thick mass like a pudding. It is poured into bowls and cooled. It is often sprinkled with cinnamon, nuts or sesame on top.
Moustalevria is one of the grape products. Other grape sweets stand next to it: petimezi, a syrup of grape juice, and pelamushi, a Georgian version with a similar base. All of them show that grapes are used not only for wine.
The dish contains no alcohol, because there is no fermentation in it. It is eaten as a dessert, usually in autumn.
Links
- Part of
- 🥃 Grape products
- Where it is made
- 🗺️ Greek wine, 🗺️ Cypriot wine
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Petimezi, 🥃 Pelamushi
Frequently asked questions
What is moustalevria?
A Greek pudding made from grape must and flour.
What is moustalevria made from?
Fresh grape juice (must) and flour, sometimes with cinnamon, nuts or sesame.
Does moustalevria contain alcohol?
No, it is a sweet dish without fermentation.
Similar
🥃 Churchkhela · 🥃 Ouzo · 🥃 Grape syrup · 🥃 Grape seed oil · 🥃 Grape juice · 🥃 Arak
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.