Chicken with lountza and kaskavali cheese
Λούντζα σε κομμάτια. Πηγή: Πετρούλα Χατζηττοφή.
A family recipe of the recent years that was mainly prepared on festive occasions. It comes from Chandria in the area of Pitsilia (mountainous district of Limassol).
Name - Recipe
Κοτόπουλο με αλλαντικό από χοιρινό κρέας και κασκαβάλι.
2 chicken fillets
200 g smoked lountza
200 g kaskavali or other yellow cheese, grated
2 strained yoghurts
3 eggs
4 tablespoons of olive oil
A bit of nutmeg
A bit of salt
A bit of pepper
Brush a baking dish with olive oil. Cut the chicken fillets into thin strips, season with salt and pepper and place them in the baking pan. Spread the lountza and the grated kaskavali on top. Beat the eggs and add the yoghurt, a pinch of salt and some nutmeg. Pour the mixture over the ingredients in the dish. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for about 40 minutes. (Michalis Gennadiou, Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014)
Roasting in the oven.
Functional and symbolic role
Mostly prepared on festive occasions (Michalis Gennadiou, Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014).
Additional information and bibliography
Recording: Michalis Gennadiou (11 years old, student of the 3rd Primary School of Makedonitissa "Stylianos Lenas") from the narration of his grandmother, Eleni (82 years old, place of origin: Chandria). See Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014) Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014 (ed. Petroula Hadjittofi), unpublished data.
Petroula Hadjittofi
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