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Traditional mezé with a strong salty taste.
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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).
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A cured cold cut, hiromeri is placed in wine and then smoked. Both of the preparation stages take months in all to complete.
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Karotžefala was a type of preserved meat made from goat's head. It was utilised in the preparation of a soup, which was accompanied with barley rusks, called ‘kavkalies'.
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Pork sausages produced from coarsely minced pork, soaked red wine, to which various spices are added and smoked.
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Pitsilia sausages are produced in the communities of the Pitsilia area, from coarsely minced pork which is 'cooked' (matured) in local dry red wine, to which various spices are added. It is, then,…
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Cyprus lountza, a type of cured ham, is widely enjoyed as part of the traditional mezé and in sandwiches. Made from pork tenderloin matured in salt, red wine and dry coriander and then smoked daily…
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Cyprus lountza is made from pork tenderloin matured in salt, red wine and dry coriander and then smoked daily for 20 days. Lountza is widely enjoyed as part of the traditional mezé and in sandwiches.
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In this recipe the several-day process of making lountza is simplified. The pork is fried, then cooked in wine and coriander.Cyprus lountza is a type of cured ham made from pork tenderloin matured in…
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Animal fat (mainly pork fat).
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Paphitiko loukaniko is prepared in Paphos district from minced pork meat that is cured in local red dry wine and dried in the sun.
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Pasta is foodstuff which is preserved in salt or brine.
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In order to prepare the Cypriot version of bacon, the pork is placed in wine for 8-10 days and then smoked daily for 20 days.
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Baby potatoes and lountza style pork meat fried and cooked in wine and dry coriander.
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"... add the potatoes, water and tomato paste. Add pieces of karotzefala and let them boil until the potatoes are cooked." (Maroulla Economidou, Pedoulas)
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The main types of traditional Cypriot charcuterie are loukanika (sausages), lountza, hiromeri, zalatina, posyrti (bacon), tsamarella and apohti.
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"In a pot, sauté the spare ribs until they are golden brown. Add the tomato juice, salt, pepper and the potatoes and let them simmer." (Ourania Christodoulou, Kyperounda)
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Salted goat meat that has been dried in the sun.
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A traditional goat meat mezé, an accompaniment to zivania.