The first recorded evidence of honey production dates back some 8,000 years to a cave painting in Valencia, Spain. From early antiquity, honey was not only the world’s sweetener of choice. It was also used in Ayurvedic medicine and was a symbol of fertility and good fortune in family and religious rituals. Turkey is the second largest producer of honey in the world - reputed to make some of the purest and most delicious honey. The reason: all of its bees come from the Caucasus Mountains. At Pyramid, we work with some of the best beekeepers in Turkey to create a delicious, high-quality and all-natural honey. A healthier alternative to refined sugar, Pyramid Honey has naturally occurring antioxidants. Enjoy it with tea and in your baking preparations. Drizzle over with Greek Yogurt with your favorite fruits and toasted slivered almonds. Or enjoy it with cheese and figs.
This fruit butter brings you everything the land has to offer, for it is a mirror that reflects the best it has, with a soul preserved by a touch of mastery.
A staple in Arab and Jewish culture, and widely popular throughout the Mediterranean, the Balkans and Central Asia, Halva is a confection made by delicately blending tahini, or sesame paste, with boiled sugar. The result is a wonderful nut-buttery sweet with a light, crumbly texture that literally melts in your mouth! Macedonian Cocoa Halva Snack Bars are made with our traditional family recipe dating back more than 80 years. Enjoy this perfect pairing in a delicious and healthy on-the-go snack. Rich in vitamins B and E, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, selenium and antioxidants. Made with no chemicals or additives.
Koska sour cherry jam adds a different flavor to breakfast tables where all family members are together. The jam, which is made by considering the traditional recipe, brings joy to the breakfast tables by meeting with the unique pleasant smell of the fruit and the taste of confectionery. Jam, which will bring a different taste to your children's breakfast and feeding times, can be stored for a long time in its healthy glass jar. After opening the packaging cover, you can continue to store it in the cupboard. You can easily use raspberry jam in flavors you create yourself. You can use it as a fruit mortar in yeast dough and decorate the cookies you make. When you put jam on your milk desserts such as pudding and rice pudding, you can see that it turns your desserts into a visual feast thanks to its color. You can turn breakfast times into fun by decorating the toasts or pancakes you have prepared for your child in different ways.
These unique sweets have been a mainstay of Greek, Turkish, Balkan and Russian culture for centuries – offered to visiting guests as a sign of warmth and hospitality. Traditionally served in a generous teaspoon, spoon sweets are meant to be savored between sips of water, and sometimes coffee. Or to be enjoyed as an elegant centerpiece on a small dish of Greek yogurt. Saradis, has been making spoon sweets on the beautiful Greek Island of Chios since 1928. Our Grape Sweets feature plump hand-picked grapes suspended in a thick, naturally grape-flavored sugar syrup. Succulent and chewy, more like raisins after marinating, Saradis Grape Sweets are first meant to be enjoyed in a teaspoon. Less sweet, and with more authentic flavor than traditional jam or preserves, our luscious Grape Sweets are delicious with peanut or almond butter. Swirl them into a bowl of creamy tahini (sesame paste) and dip pieces of crusty bread or toast into the mixture, for a healthier version of a PB&J! Serve a spoonful of our grape sweets with your morning oatmeal or porridge. Or use them in a glaze for roasted chicken or ham. You will find spoon sweets (Glyka tou Koutaliou, in Greek) in almost every household in Greece.