SIFNEAN CULINARY SPECIALITIES

Mastelo: Lamb slow-cooked in a clay pot with wine and dill

Revithada: Chickpea stew with onion, garlic and bay leaves

Manoura: Cheese from wild goats' milk matured in wine lees

Melopita: Honey pie with honey and cheese (usually mizithra or ricotta)

Loli: Pumpkin cake with raisins, honey, orange and sesame

Amigdalota: Almond macarons/biscuits

Sifnos has long been one of the culinary highlights in the Cyclades, serving up traditional dishes which draw inspiration from what grows on the island. Wood fire-baked chickpea soup, a casserole of succulent goat with local wine and dill, a dish of oregano-scented rabbit, and an assortment of pies with handmade phyllo pastry, Sifnos has the reputation of a foodie island.