From the time that we were small, a part of our Cypriot holiday has involved going to Geroskipou, part of the Paphos are of Cyprus for Aphrodite delights (known everywhere else around the world as Turkish delight, but never in Cyprus, oh, no!)
We were always allowed in the back of the premises to see the fresh delights being made with age old machinery, still doing it’s job many years later. We were always given samples too, the taste of ‘fresh’ delight is out of this world.
But times change, even in Cyprus, and upon going to the little shop this year, we were told that for ‘health and hygiene’ reasons the factory has been moved to new ‘out of town’ premises, so I didn’t in fact get to show my kids the delights being made which I was quite sad about.
We were still given samples though, and we quickly found out that chocolate delight is just plain wrong, but rose delight and bergamot delight, especially with nuts is just HEAVENLY!
Geroskipou delights are also the first Cypriot company to be awarded a ‘Geographical Indication’ certification, similar to the D.O.P we have in the UK. You can see the little yellow stamp on the top, right hand corner of the box.
Oh, and why ‘Aphrodite’? The Goddess of love was supposedly banished to Cyprus after being accused by the Gods of adultery(??) and rose out of the sea waves at ‘Petra tou Romiou’, very near to Paphos, a breathtakingly beautiful place!
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That’s a pity your children didn’t get to see it as you remembered. Love the bottom picture, so calm and peaceful.
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I would love to see Turkish Delight being made like that, what a shame that you couldn’t share that with your children. I bet tasting it made up for that though.Lovely to hear about your wonderful summer.Francesca x
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Ahh that’s such a pity Anna your children didn’t get to view Turkish Delight being made! Rosie x
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Oh such a disappointment for you and the children. Nothing stands still now does it? The delights sound and look sooooo good.xxx
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One has to wonder about ‘progress’. Those Aphrodite Delights look so fabulous. I suppose at *least* they are still there making their product. Thank goodness for that – and your children have YOUR memories of the making of these sweets:)
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The Turkish delight sounds divine!When I was young part of annual holiday was a trip to the candy rock factory, I loved that place.
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Isn’t it a shame that Health and safety takes away some of our good memories? Still, the Aphrodite’s Delight looks mouthwateringly delish!
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I loved seeing in the back of the old shops too. They have got a viewing area now so you can watch the Cypriot Delights being made.http://www.aphroditedelights.com/easyconsole.cfm/id/68We are pleased to inform you of the opening and functioning of our new Guests Reception Area and Show Room on the first floor of our new factory, which is located in the industrial area of Geroskipou (only two minutes from the Square of Geroskipou and our old factory, and three minutes from the Geroskipou beach).In this beautifully designed and furnished area, our visitors and guests can easily observe the production of our traditional products while it takes place on the ground floor, and are welcome to have a taste from our fully stocked shelves, as well as purchase if and when one wishes.
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