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Afelia is a typical Cypriot pork dish with wine and coriander. They are often served with potatoes or pilaf bulgur with yoghurt.
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Pieces of pork, fried and cooked in wine and coriander, often served with pilaf bulgur with yoghurt.
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A variation of the traditional recipe for afelia, in which wine and coriander are replaced by lemon juice and oregano, respectively. The recipe comes from occupied Morphou.
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Smoked and wine-cured pork, cut into cubes, fried and then cooked in wine and dry coriander. The recipe comes from Spilia in the Nicosia district.
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A dish with pork and potatoes in a rich wine and tomato sauce, with aromatic herbs and spices. The recipe comes from Agios Theodoros in the mountainous region of Solea.
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Local variation of a widespread traditional dish with meat and potatoes. The meat used is pork, or goat.
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"Put the taro in a bowl and squeeze half of the lemon on top. Cut the meat into small pieces, [...] and sauté until golden brown. Then add the onion, celery and tomato and simmer until cooked' ('…
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A dish with lamb meat that was common throughout Cyprus. The cauliflower is marinated in wine, and the rest of the marinade is used to cook the food, creating a delicious and aromatic sauce.
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This dish, with marinated lamb and rice, was customary during festive periods. The recipe comes from Ormideia in Larnaca district.
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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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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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The mushrooms are sautéed and then left to simmer in wine and coriander, absorbing their rich aromas.
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Animal fat (mainly pork fat).
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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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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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Traditional Cypriot ingredients, such as wild asparagus and smoked hiromeri, accompany this modern pork dish.
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The dish has the characteristic red colour of the beetroot, which is also used to colour all the other ingredients. It used to be cooked with onion and celery at weddings in the area of Pitsilia.
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Pork and spinach are sautéed and then cooked in tomato sauce. The recipe comes from the occupied Eftakomi in Karpasia (Famagusta district).
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Baby potatoes and lountza style pork meat fried and cooked in wine and dry coriander.
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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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Pork cold cut, cured in a mixture of vinegar, wine and coriander.
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Recipe from the village of Lysi. Before being barbecued on the charcoal, the meat is marinated in wine and spices.
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While barbecued with vegetables, the meat absorbs their flavours.
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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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Traditional Cypriot ingredients, such as lountza, halloumi, dried figs and sausage, accompany the pork fillet in a modern dish. Stuffed pork tenderloin is a similar dish (see recipe).
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A contemporary recipe with pork stuffed with halloumi, dried figs and rockat and served with a rich commandaria sauce. Pork is often used in Cypriot cuisine while commandaria, a red sweet wine…
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A modern recipe that draws inspiration from international cuisine in its conception and presentation, yet maintains the local flavour through the variety of traditional Cypriot ingredients.
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Every part of the animal, even the theoretically useless parts, such as the ears, the intestines and the feet were important and useful.