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L O W L A N D S - L - 27 August 2011 - Volume 02<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="DE">From: </span><span class="gI"><span class="gD" style="color:#00681c">Hellinckx Luc</span> <span class="go"><a href="mailto:luc.hellinckx@gmail.com">luc.hellinckx@gmail.com</a></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="DE"><br>
Subject: </span><span class="gI">LL-L "Delectables"<br><br></span>Beste Leeglanders,</p><div><br></div><div>In the Middle East there's a
delicacy looking like little balls, which are made of deep fried dough
and covered in syrup and cinnamon. They're also pretty popular in
Greece, where they're called "loukoumades":</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lokma#cite_note-0" target="_blank">Loukoumades - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></div><div><br>
</div><div>Greek Jews however call them "zvingoi" and a similar dessert is called "sfingi di San Giuseppe" in Sicily. </div><div>Now
this is where the Lowlands may come in. Apparently this word should be
derived from medieval German "swinge" (~ English swing). </div><div><br></div><div>Far-stretched
if you're asking me, but maybe you historians or culinary connoisseurs
have a clue as to what the relation with "a swing" could be? Swinging
dough to stretch it???</div><div><br></div><div>Kind greetings,</div><div><br></div><font color="#888888"><div>Luc Hellinckx, Halle, Belgium<br><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"></span></div>
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