Weird & Wonderful

Time for biscuits and cookies!

Who doesn’t love cookies? And that’s why hundreds of cookies and biscuits of different sorts have sprung up everywhere. How about checking out and relishing a bunch of the delicious or weird goodness…

Woman looking at the Greek dessert Koulourakia
Illustration: © Rama Ramesh

Biscuity goodness from Greece

Think of butter pastries shaped like hairpins, swirls or horseshoe shapes — this traditional Greek dessert is a huge favourite to go with tea or coffee. Koulourakia is a tasty snack enjoyed since the time of the ancient Minoan Civilization. And back then, these pastry biscuits were shaped in the form of snakes. And that makes sense because the Minoans worshipped snakes and thought they had healing powers. There’s no doubt that this is a sweet gesture!

Cover of the February 2022 issue of The Teenager Today

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Rama Ramesh is a creative writer who has written stories and features for children’s magazines and has co-authored a series of nanotechnology books for kids.

Rama Ramesh

Rama Ramesh is a creative writer who has written stories and features for children’s magazines and has co-authored a series of nanotechnology books for kids.