The tradition of making koulouria

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This article is saying that Koulouri comes from an Ancient Greek word "kollikon"

Koulouri - Greece’s Favourite Breakfast On The Run + Recipe

If you are in Greece and after some breakfast on the run, Koulouri (Κουλούρι) is a fabulous option for you, as it’s both filling and healthy!

greekcitytimes.com

That's all I've got for now. This is an interesting discussion!

I don't know about the actual word, but it seems the food came from early Christian times "Some historians trace the Koulouri's origins back to early Christianity and during Byzantine years is when it is said to have first appeared in Constantinople. It then became popular in Thessaloniki, when the Greeks from Asia Minor brought it to the Macedonian city around 1922." from https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/06/18/koulouri-greece-breakfast-recipe/

 

[lalajess]

I don't know about the actual word, but it seems the food came from early Christian times "Some historians trace the Koulouri's origins back to early Christianity and during Byzantine years is when it is said to have first appeared in Constantinople. It then became popular in Thessaloniki, when the Greeks from Asia Minor brought it to the Macedonian city around 1922." from https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/06/18/koulouri-greece-breakfast-recipe/

No matter where the word came from, I think they're delicious. The article is right, this is one of my favorite breakfasts while in Greece!

 

[kosta_karapinotis]

Wikipedia has some info - what do you guys think, does their etymology make sense for kouloura and koulourakia?

Kouloura - Wikipedia

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Koulourakia - Wikipedia

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I find it interesting that in the Koulourakia piece, they mentioned the Minoans.

Crazy to think that koulouria go all the way back to the Minoans

 

[amygdalE]

No matter where the word came from, I think they're delicious. The article is right, this is one of my favorite breakfasts while in Greece!

Thank you for all the information that is provided. As you know and speak modern Greek, I accept the use of the word "koulouri", which I even see witten on the vendor's sign, and I grant that Byzantine writings declare that it is derived from the classical word "kollikion". However, I'd like to make these clarifications: What the Byz. writings imply is that"kollikion" was a classical word. By looking at it, I see that it is the diminutive of Kollix ( the word I mentioned that is attested in classical Greek lexicons and was defined as a round loaf or roll made of of coarse ground grains; the diminutive word was undoubtedly formed from the adjective *kollik[ios] + -ion. I also noted earlier that the noun had different beginnings in different dialects, namely OY- or O-. So, Kollikion = a small roll ...., which in my Italic dialect was simply called Koulloura. The tradition survives in the making of olive oil bread rolls:

Olive Oil Snail Bread Rolls

Olive Oil Snail Bread Rolls - very easy bread rolls that are fun to make and delicious to eat. Olive oil bread tastes amazing and it is very common in many areas of Italy.

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I take "koulouria" as a generic/collective term that originally was "kouloureia" but could have been also the name of individual items. Good stuff!