Cyprus

 A yeasted cake flavored with mastic and mahleb


Disaster. Tasted like a tree and the texture was gummy. Loved the mahleb as it went into the dough, but couldn't really taste it. And the mastic, which I stupidly ground in my blender, is now permanently stuck to the bowl.

January 2021

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