Cyprus has a particularly delicious sweet, often served after a meal, called Glyko. It literally means sweet. It is made from all kinds of citrus fruit and sugar syrup.

Here is a new take on that. These are irresistible morsels to offer guests after dinner.

1. Take two oranges. Take off the peel and cut into strips about five or six millimetres wide. Put the oranges aside and use for juicing.
2. Boil the strips in a pan of water for five minutes. Discard the water and repeat.
3. Make up a sugar syrup using equal amounts of sugar and water. Eight ounces of sugar to eight fluid ounces of water is about right.
4. Heat the mixture and add the orange slices. Cover and cook at a rolling simmer for one hour. Make sure to check after 30 minutes and 45 minutes to ensure the mixture hasn’t boiled too low.
5. Put the slices to dry on a wire rack
6. Melt about 400 grams of best dark chocolate in a bowl over some water. Coat the orange strips, place on a backing sheet and leave somewhere cool to set.
7. Watch how your guests are unable to resist them