Pittes with sorrel leaves - Xiniatópittes

Traditional Recipes

Anaropitta

Sweet pie with anari cheese filling. In some variations it is drizzled with syrup.

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Arkosellenoudin - fool's watercress

Wild, edible, small-sized celery. The leaves and tender shoots are consumed boiled, fried or in soups and sauces.

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Barley Bread

If a family had no wheat, it would use barley grains to make flour, which was then used to make bread.

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Bread (wheat)

"... gradually incorporate all the flour, adding water when needed, and knead the dough well. Cover it for a while to rise.” (Sotira Kyriakou, Kyperounda)

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Cardoons skordalia (in garlic batter)

Cardoon, a wild green (Cynara cardunculus), cooked in garlic batter.

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Cardoons yahni with lamb

The taste of the cardoon is reminiscent of artichoke. In this dish, they combine well with lamb, potatoes and the rich taste of tomato sauce.

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Eliopitta - pl. Eliopittes - olive pie(s)

Often, eliopitta has the shape of a small round bun and contains whole olives. In other cases, it may be kneaded with pieces of olives, onion and fresh coriander/spearmint, or it may be a rolled pie…

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English-style pie with aphelia filling

An English pie with Cypriot aphelia filling served with mashed potatoes 

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Fanouropitta

A Lenten cake which is prepared in honour of St. Fanourios.

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Flaounopitta

Flaoúna, a traditional Cypriot pie, is the most characteristic Easter delicacy prepared and/or consumed in all households in Cyprus. This recipe, which was developed in more recent times, is…

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Glydjista

The traditional Kilani “glydjista” are a type of dessert made of strands of pastry interwoven in a braid that are fried and dipped in syrup. They are then sprinkled with sesame seeds and decorated…

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Hortopittes - Bread with greens and olives

Traditional individual bread buns, similar to eliopittes (olive bread) with the addition of greens and onions in the dough.

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Kattimeri

A pitta with cinnamon, sugar and honey, cooked on a metal nonstick surface with little or no oil.

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Kolokotes - Butternut squash pies

Usually, the preparation of kolokotes was and still is associated with the fasting period before Christmas and Easter, since they are a delicious, fasting dish.

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Kolokotes Maratheftikes- Butternut squash pies

A special variation of a well-known and beloved Cypriot pies with butternut squash. In Marathasa, kolokotes were usually savoury.

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Litratžénes with whey

A recipe from Rizokarpaso. To prepare the dough for the pittes, the flour is kneaded with whey, salt and oil.

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Pannihída

“…place it in a paneri (basket) which contains sesame and aniseed until it is coated all over. Place it back on the board and give it its final round shape. Finally, use a knife to score the…

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Pishies

Pishíes were a customary preparation of dough that were prepared on many occasions and served with sugar, honey or carob syrup.

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Pitta (satži) served with cream and spoon sweets

A contemporary recipe with pitta cooked on a non-stick pan (in place of the traditional satži) combined with cream and spoon sweets.

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Pittes riziastes

The rice filling also contains fried onion, fennel and sugar. These large pittas are served hot, with a drizzle of honey on top.

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Pittes zymotes - pies

Traditional pittes (pies) made from bread dough (and similar in size to bread - round or long) contained one or more additional ingredients of olives, greens, halloumi, meat derivatives and animal…

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Rocket and lettuce salad

"Cut the rocket and lettuce into a bowl, along with the tomato, cucumber and onion. Add the capers." (Panagiota Savva, Agros)

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Sakopittes, pittes tis satz̆is

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Savoury anaropitta

Savoury pie filled with a mixture of anarí and halloumi, two traditional types of Cypriot cheese.

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Sourdough Bread

The Holy Water from the feast of the Holy Cross (14 September) is used for the preparation of the sourdough starter. The initial starter is formed by combining this holy water and some flour… it is…

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Tashinopitta - Tahinopitta

Very tasty, sweet pitta with tahini that contains no oil, and therefore prepared and consumed during periods of strict fasting.

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Tripites

In the old days, they would use sourdough in this recipe and would cook the tripites in gastra, a thin stone which they would place on wood fire. The recipe comes from Kathikas in the district of…

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Tsippopitta

A pie made with kaimaki (cream/butter formed on the milk surface after milking)

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Twisted spanakopitta

Vegetarian pie suitable for fasting with a filling of wild spinach, onion, vermicelli and bulgur wheat.

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Zamboúshes

Zamboushes are a type of boureki or pie of the Cypriot traditional cuisine. Depending on the season, they are filled with poppy shoots, fennel or yellow pumpkin.