Φατζιή ξιθκιά ή σούπα φακές ξιδάτη (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2015). © Μουσείο Κυπριακών Τροφίμων και Διατροφής.
Lentils are boiled in water with rice or various greens and vegetables. Towards the end of cooking, olive oil and vinegar are added to the soup.
Name - Recipe
Φακές σούπα με ξύδι.
Version A
1 cup of lentils
5 cups of water
2 carrots, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
3 lettuce leaves, finely chopped
1/2 bunch of fresh coriander, finely chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup vinegar
Salt and pepper
Version B (for 4 dishes)
2 cups lentils
½ glass rice
½ - 1 cup tomato juice
3 tablespoons of olive oil
A little vinegar
Water
1 pinch of salt
Version A
Clean the lentils, wash and drain them. Put them in a saucepan with the water and cook them over low heat. When they are half cooked, add all the greens and continue cooking. To finish off, add the olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper and continue cooking for another 5 minutes. (MANRE 2006, 13)
Version B
Clean the lentils and bring them to a boil in a pot of water. Drain them in a colander and put them back in the pot. Add the rice, tomato juice, olive oil, vinegar and salt. Leave the food over a low heat until cooked. (Sotira Eleftheriou, 45 years old, Kyperounda)
Boiling.
Additional information and bibliography
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture (2006). Cyprus Traditional Preparations, Press and Information Office, Nicosia.
Oral testimony: Sotira Eleftheriou, 45 years old, Kyperounda (see Kourri, P. and Lazarou, S. (eds.) (2007). Traditional recipes of Kyperounda village, unpublished data).
Varvara Yangou, Stalo Lazarou
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