Athena Varnava, Clip 2: Making koupepia
Collection: Anahi Viladrich Records at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Athena Varnava
Date: Time Period: 1980 - 2012; 2012-11-24; Interview recorded: November 24, 2012
Material: Digital audio recording made using iPhone 5 digital recorder and Adobe Sound Booth. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:01:51
Creator: Athena Varnava interviewed by Andrea Varnava
Identifier: aql:21215 avr-av-clip-000002
Description: Athena Varnava describes learning to make koupepia (stuffed grape leaves) from her mother-in-law. She discusses where she shops for the ingredients and how grape leaves from Cyprus are very different than those from California. Athena was born and raised in Limassol, Cyprus but moved to Queens when she was 19 years old. Her daughter, Andrea Varnava has learned many of the family cooking traditions and interviews her mother about them for the Queens Memory Project.
Creator :
Athena Varnava interviewed by Andrea Varnava
Date :
Time Period: 1980 - 2012; 2012-11-24; Interview recorded: November 24, 2012
Summary/Description :
Athena Varnava describes learning to make koupepia (stuffed grape leaves) from her mother-in-law. She discusses where she shops for the ingredients and how grape leaves from Cyprus are very different than those from California. Athena was born and raised in Limassol, Cyprus but moved to Queens when she was 19 years old. Her daughter, Andrea Varnava has learned many of the family cooking traditions and interviews her mother about them for the Queens Memory Project.
Subject :
Immigrant families; Cooking
Rights :
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Auburndale, Queens, NY Auburndale (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using iPhone 5 digital recorder and Adobe Sound Booth.; Total running time: 0:01:51
Identifier :
aql:21215 avr-av-clip-000002
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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