Kiantzali Drink

The Kiantzali Drink is a type of cool drink made of carob honey. The workers used to drink the kiantzali drink to cool down at work.

They would take he carob honey and water it  down to create the kiantzali. The workers and famers would drink this during the harvest season in summer, with pieces of bread as a filling meal.

The procedure of making the carob honey, began with selecting the large carobs and washing them. Then the carobs were hit with a stone and placed in water for 3-4 days in order to rise. The carob juice was then heated in a large copper cauldron until it became thick. It was then left to cool down and was placed in glass or clay jars.