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Traditional Recipes
Pastosyka - dried figs
In the past, dry white figs were called pastosyka, and dry dark coloured were called maxilles. Maxilles are produced in Paphos. The sweetest and tastiest are those of Lysos and Arodes (villages of…
Traditional Recipes
Rolled pitta with anari and dried figs
In this modern recipe, anari cheese is combined with dried figs, cinnamon, sugar and almonds. Rolled, syrupy pitta is quite “typical” in Cypriot tradition and is found in many variations,…
Traditional Recipes
Stuffed pork fillet
Traditional Cypriot ingredients, such as lountza, halloumi, dried figs and sausage, accompany the pork fillet in a modern dish. Stuffed pork tenderloin is a similar dish (see recipe).
Traditional Recipes
Sykopitta
A small pitta made with a mixture of fig pulp, almonds, aniseed and rosewater.
Traditional Recipes
Tiganítes with honey and dried fruit
Pancakes get a local character in this recipe since the filling is made of pure Cypriot ingredients: dried figs, raisins, honey, carob syrup and almonds.
Foods
Vartikon
A variety of figs. Vartika figs are large, pear-shaped, and are considered extremely tasty.