Pork with spinach yahni

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Afelia

Pieces of pork, fried and cooked in wine and coriander, often served with pilaf bulgur with yoghurt.

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Afelia

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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Aubergines with potatoes yahni

Aubergines and potatoes cooked in tomato sauce.

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Aubergines yahni

Aubergines cooked in tomato sauce (vegan).

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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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Charlocks (wild mustard greens) yahní

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Charlocks (wild mustard greens) yahní with flour

A fasting dish. The greens are cooked in a mixture of fried onion in olive oil and toasted flour.

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Chicken with green beans

Chicken and green beans yahni (combined in tomato sauce).

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Chickpeas with spinach

A yahni dish of chickpeas with spinach in tomato juice.

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Eftaloitiko fai (yahni)

Green beans with dried beans and potatoes, cooked in a tomato sauce (yahni). This dish was made only every Holy Thursday. In the old days, people used to consume oil on Holy Thursday, which is why…

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Fasolia gigantes - Giant baked beans

These gigantes beans are first boiled for a while in water and then cooked in the oven with tomato juice, celery, parsley and onion.

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Fried cured pork

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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Kaourmas

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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Kaourmas from Marathasa

Local variation of a widespread traditional dish with meat and potatoes. The meat used is pork, or goat.

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Kolokasi (taro) yahní with pork

"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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Lentils yahni

Lentils, rice and fried onions, cooked in tomato juice, served either as is or in the form of a soup with a variety of greens.

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Lountza cooked in wine

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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Mezedes - Doriforos tavern

These meze dishes were served in"Doriforos" tavern, which operated in Aglantzia from 1959 to 1974. Three kinds of meze were served on one plate as a single dish.

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Okra yahni with chicken

A dish combining okra and chicken, cooked in a rich tomato and onion sauce. The recipe comes from Pera Chorio Nissou, Nicosia district.

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Okra yahni with fresh black eyed beans

A recipe from Rizokarpaso. White okra was grown in the area.

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Pággaloi yahni (sea hollies in tomato sauce)

"Put some olive oil in a pot to heat, add the onion and sauté it. Add the sea hollies with the chopped tomatoes and simmer..." (Despina Kyriakou, Kyperounda)

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Parrotfish yahní

Parrotfish was abundant on the northern coast of Cyprus. In Rizokarpaso, the parrotfish was cooked in a particular way: simmering in olive oil, onion and fresh tomato.

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Peas with artichokes

A yahni dish with peas and artichokes that are fried and then cooked in tomato sauce.

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Peas with koupepia and artichokes

A yahni dish with peas, artichokes, carrots and koupepia - stuffed vine leaves cooked in tomato sauce.

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Pork chops in wine

The chops are marinated overnight in wine and coriander. The marinade ingredients are later used during cooking, forming a delicious sauce.

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Pork pancetta with thyme honey

Traditional Cypriot ingredients, such as wild asparagus and smoked hiromeri, accompany this modern pork dish.

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Pork with beetroot

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 with spinach yahni

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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Pork with zucchini and potatoes yahni

The pork, zucchini and potatoes are sautéed separately, then cooked together in a tomato sauce. Recipe from Choirokoitia in Larnaca district.

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Potatoes antinahtes with lountza

Baby potatoes and lountza style pork meat fried and cooked in wine and dry coriander.

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Potatoes yahni

The potatoes are lightly fried with onion, then cooked in tomato sauce.

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Potatoes yahni with fennel

Recipe from Marathasa. Fennel, which grows in abundance in the region and gives Marathasa its name, flavours many yahni (in tomato sauce) dishes such as potatoes, beans, broad beans and others.

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Potatoes yahni with karotzefala

"... 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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Potatoes yahni with rice

Potatoes and rice cooked in tomato sauce, cumin and cinnamon.

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Potatoes yahni with zucchini and fennel

Sauté the onion, celery and fennel lightly. Dissolve the tomato paste in a glass of water and pour it over the potatoes and zucchini. (Kyperounda)

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Snails yahni

Snails with potatoes or zucchini in tomato sauce. Searching for and gathering snails was particularly common after rain, while their consumption was more closely linked to periods of fasting.

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Souvla with vegetables

While barbecued with vegetables, the meat absorbs their flavours.

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Spinach with eggs

In a bowl, beat the eggs well. When all the water has evaporated, add salt and add the eggs." ( Yiota Kyriakidou, Kyperounda)

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Stuffed pork fillet

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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Stuffed pork fillet with commandaria sauce

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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Stuffed pork tenderloin

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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Twisted spanakopitta

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

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Yahni beans

Beans in tomato sauce. Served with seasonal salad, black olives and onion.

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Yahni beans in a clay pot

"...we put them in a clay pot. Add the sliced onion, the chopped celery, the tomato juice, olive oil, salt and pepper and water to cover them." (Elisavet Panagiotou, Kornos)