Savor a delicious Greek sweet in syrup from the Greek island of Chios. The fruit is harvested when firm and made into spoon sweets. They are called spoon sweets because the usual serving size is a well-filled teaspoon. A traditional Greek custom is the offering of sweet fruit preserves to guests as a symbol of "sweet" hospitality. The treat provides an authentic taste and aroma of hand-picked fruits that can be eaten either plain or served over ice cream for a different flavor twist. Containing large amounts of pure fruit offers vitamins and antioxidant polyphenols which is high in nutritional value.