Παραγωγή και διαθεσιμότητα κολοκασίου και πατατών κατά τον 19ον αιώνα
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Παραγωγή και διαθεσιμότητα κολοκασίου και πατατών κατά τον 19ον αιώνα
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"Η κολοκασία, άγνωστος εις την Ευρώπην, αντικαθίστησιν επιτυχώς τα γαιώμηλα; Το φυτόν τούτο, κοινότατον εις την νέαν Ολλανδία, ην γνωστόν εν Κύπρω και κατά τον μεσαίωνα; Τα περικαλλή αυτού φύλλα βλέπει τις ωραϊζοντα συχνά τα κιονόκρανα των ναών του 13ου και 14ου αιώνος.
Τα γεώμηλα σπανίζουσιν; Άρχι δε της επεκτάσεως της τούτων καλλιεργίας αντικαθίστανται υπό της κολοκασίας."
Φραγκούδη ΕΝ (1885, σελ. 38-39)
Φραγκούδη ΕΝ (1885) Εγχειρίδιον Χωρογραφίας και Γενικής Ιστορίας της Κύπρου, Τύποις Ομονοίας, Αλεξάνδρεια.
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Traditional Recipes
Apohtin with potatoes
The apohtin (cured goat meat) and potatoes are cooked in tomato sauce with plenty of small onions (konnari). Once cooked, the food is placed in a clay pot (kouza) to retain its softness. The recipe…
Traditional Recipes
Kolokasi (taro root) with koupepia
In this dish, kolokasi is combined with koupepia (stuffed vine leaves). After the kolokasi is sautéd, the koupepia are placed on top and cooked together in tomato sauce.
Traditional Recipes
Kolokasi (taro) yahní with pork
"Put the taro in a bowl and squeeze half of the lemon on top. Cut the meat into small pieces, [...] and sauté until golden brown. Then add the onion, celery and tomato and simmer until cooked' ('…
Foods
Kolokasin
Kolokasi Sotiras is a registered PDO since 2016.The earliest reference to kolokasi in Cyprus dates back to 1191 AD; according to this reference, kolokasi was served at a dinner to celebrate the…
Foods
Kypriaki papaya kokkinogis - Potatoes grown in reddish soil
It can be easily identified due to its reddish colour, which it acquires thanks to the fertile red soil of Kokkinochoria area, where it is mainly cultivated.
Traditional Recipes
Lamb tenderloin with small taro roots
Lamb fillets served with small taro roots prepared in a traditional way, i.e. fried and combined with lemon juice and coriander seeds. The combination of meat and taro root is regular in the local…
Traditional Recipes
Mousakas with potatoes
Cypriot version of moussaka, which was made in the past. It was a simple dish, since it was made only with potatoes and minced meat, without béchamel. It was usually served at weddings. Today, some…
Traditional Recipes
Potatoes and sausages cooked with milk skin.
Potatoes and Cyprus sausages cooked with milk skin which gives a very special flavour. “… we used to make this food in the winter when we had sheep's milk skin. From January onwards, for 4 months, we…
Traditional Recipes
Potatoes antinahtes with loukanika (sausages)
Baby potatoes fried whole with Cyprus sausage and herbs. This recipe comes from Chandria village in Pitsilia district where the particular dish was prepared on Sunday after church, and served as the…
Traditional Recipes
Potatoes in oil and water
After frying the potatoes with the skin on, they are cooked in water. The recipe comes from Kato Mylos in the Pitsilia district.
Traditional Recipes
Potatoes with homemade vermicelli
Potatoes cut into cubes and boiled in chicken stock, along with homemade vermicelli and fried onion. The recipe comes from Liopetri village in Famagusta district which has a large production of…
Traditional Recipes
Poúlles - small Taro roots
Fry the taro, then squeeze in lemon juice and season with dry coriander.
Traditional Recipes
Rabbit with pomegranate sauce and taro purée
In this recipe, traditional ingredients are combined in an innovative dish. The pomegranate sauce which includes wine, mountain aromas and carob syrup stands out.
Traditional Recipes
Vegetarian kappamas
In this dish, cauliflower, taro root and potatoes are marinated and cooked in red wine and bitter orange juice. The recipe comes from Deryneia in Famagusta district using local produce.
Foods
Yer elmasi - Jerusalem artichoke
A type of sweet potato. Yer elmasi was eaten either fresh or fried with wine.