Description
Available December 10th through January 10th
Each Happy New Year Gift Box is festively packed and contains:
New Year’s Vasilopita by Glyka Sweets, 9″ diameter, 1 lb 8 oz ~ a round bread with the new year’s numbers and a hidden coin. The bread is cut on New Year’s Eve at midnight or on New Year’s Day and pieces are given to each member of the gathering. The recipient of the piece which contains the hidden coin will have good luck and blessings for the New Year.
Our Vasilopita is a sweet yeast bread flavored with traditional mahlepi and mastica, and sprinkled with sliced almonds. Mahlépi is an aromatic spice derived from the seed of the St Lucie cherry and Mastíca is a resin from the mastic tree which only grows on the island of Chios in Greece. Delicious toasted with butter.
Almond Cookies by Glyka Sweets, pack of 4 cookies ~ subtly crisp on the outside while deliciously chewy on the inside, our popular almond cookies are topped with sliced almonds and make a wonderful treat to enjoy anytime.
Baklava by Glyka Sweets, 2 pieces ~ traditional Greek dessert made by layering lightly buttered phyllo pastry sheets with cinnamon-spiced walnut filling, topped off with a simple, honey syrup that is infused with juice from our homegrown Meyer lemons, and spiced with cinnamon and clove.
Kourambiedes by Glyka Sweets, pack of 6 ~ delicate butter cookies, gently covered with puffs of powdered sugar, that melt in your mouth. Traditionally served at weddings, baptisms and nameday celebrations, these Greek holiday cookies have toasted almonds inside.
Melomakarona by Glyka Sweets, pack of 4 ~ soft, cake-like, non-dairy cookies made with extra virgin olive oil and fresh orange juice. Instilled with fragrant cinnamon, dipped in a honey syrup and sprinkled with walnuts.
ION brand Milk Chocolate Bar with Almonds, 100 g (3.5 oz). Imported from Greece.
ION brand Soko-Freta Milk Chocolate Wafer Bar, 38 g (1.3 oz). Imported from Greece.
Hand-made 2024 New Year’s Gouri ~ Gouria are given as gifts to be displayed in the home, to fend off bad vibes and protect the owner. Gouria bring an aura of good luck and prosperity and are unique and beautiful art pieces. Style/color subject to availability and substitution with alternate. Imported from Greece.
For best results, refrigerate or freeze your vasilopita bread and transfer your cookies to air-tight containers when they arrive.