Ψάρια (αλιεία και τρόποι μαγειρέματος)

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Aetopsaron - eagle ray, bull ray

Sea fish.

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Afrokalamaron - European flying squid

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Afropsara

Fish that swim close to the sea surface.

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Agná

Name given to molluscs such as squid, cuttlefish, octopus in certain areas of Cyprus.

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Ahivada - Clam

Clams that swim close to the sea surface.

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Alvournos - common bleak

Freshwater fish.

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Amerikana

Sea fish.

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Antakeos - sturgeon

Ancient name for a fish, which identifies with sturgeon. According to Sopatros of Paphos, antakaios was consumed salted.

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Antzouyia - anchovy

Marine fish.

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Asprogylos

Small fish that often can be found in the seas of Cyprus.

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Ašshélin - eel

The locals of Kythrea would skin and cut the eels into small pieces, salt them and put them in sterko (dry) wine for one to two days. In the same area they also used to grill or fry them.

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Astakos - lobster

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Atherina - smelt, sand smelt

Atherina, smelt, Mediterranean sand smelt, whitebait is a small fish reaching a length of 8-15 cm.

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Avramída - Bronze Bream

Freshwater fish

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Avramída mikrí - Silver Bream

Freshwater fish

Traditional Recipes

Cuttlefish in wine

It is important that the cuttlefish is fresh, local and uncleaned. They should not be washed, so as to retain the taste of the sea and their ink. They are served with pilaf rice. The recipe comes…

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Endiltos (pastry with salted or smoked fish)

Traditional Recipes

Fish fillet with a crust

Fish fillet with a crust made of barley rusks, caper stems, lemon zest, salt and pepper, grilled with various herbs and wine. Healthy traditional ingredients combined in a contemporary recipe.

Traditional Recipes

Fish savoro

Savoro is a sauce made of vinegar, flour, oil and garlic, in which Cypriots used to preserve fish in the days when there were no refrigerators. Fish would be preserved in this sauce for about a week.

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Garos

A type of sauce of the Byzantine period, made with fish entrails.

Traditional Recipes

Octopus in citrus - pilaf rice

Octopus is a favourite delicacy in Cypriot cuisine. In this contemporary recipe it is prepared in an innovative way, since it is combined with aromatic citrus fruit.

Traditional Recipes

Octopus in wine kathisto

In this local variation of the octopus in wine recipe, the olive oil, wine, vinegar, cumin, spices and various herbs blend together in a very tasty sauce that makes the octopus a special mezé.

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Parrotfish yahní

Parrotfish was abundant on the northern coast of Cyprus. In Rizokarpaso, the parrotfish was cooked in a particular way: simmering in olive oil, onion and fresh tomato.

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Pestropha Troodous - Troodos trout

Troodos trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a fresh-water fish, produced in hatcheries on the Troodos mountains range.

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Psaria pasta - salted fish

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Saperda

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Tarihos - salted fish