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“We fry the titsiries and then add parsley and lemon. We put them on the skewers and eat them as souvlaki (kebab)”. (Iphigenia Eleftheriou, Kyperounda)
Name - Recipe
Souvlakia (kebab made of fried pieces of lard (pork fat).
Titsiries are small pieces of pork fat, the remains of melting pork fat in the pan. PLT < titsiros, i.e., naked, because they are fried to remove all the fat, they are stripped of fat (Kypri 1983 [2003²], article τιτσιρίδες,οι 40)
Pork fat
Parsley
Lemon
Cut the pork fat into small pieces. Fry the titsiries and then add parsley and lemon. Put them on skewers and eat them as souvlaki (kebab). (Iphigenia Eleftheriou, 71 years old, Kyperounda)
Frying.
Additional information and bibliography
Kypri T. D. (ed.) (1983 [2003²]), Materials for the compilation of a historical dictionary of the Cypriot dialect, Part B, Glossary of Xenophontos P. Pharmakidou, Publications of the Centre for Scientific Research, IX, Nicosia. .
Oral testimony: Iphigenia Eleftheriou, 71 years old, Kyperounda (see Kourri, P. and Lazarou, S. (eds.) (2007). Traditional recipes of the village of Kyperounda, unpublished data).
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Gyros with sumac
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Traditional Recipes
Laopittes
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Traditional Recipes
Litratžénes with vaklin (lamb tail fat)
Pittes (flatbreads) with vaklin (lamb tail fat).
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Meat on the charcoal
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Traditional Recipes
Pilaf bulgur with titsiri(d)es
Fatty titsiries added to pilaf pourkouri give a special taste and aroma.
Traditional Recipes
Sheftalies - Šeftalies
A typical meat mezé of the modern Cypriot cuisine. Sheftalies are often served in pitta, combined very well with souvlakia and accompanied with potatoes, salad and yoghurt.
Traditional Recipes
Souvla krasáti
Recipe from the village of Lysi. Before being barbecued on the charcoal, the meat is marinated in wine and spices.
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Souvla with vegetables
While barbecued with vegetables, the meat absorbs their flavours.
Traditional Recipes
Titsiri(d)es
“Cut the fat of the pig into small pieces. Fry them until they are well cooked” (Panayiota Mikkeli, Kyperounda, Limassol).
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Titsiria (pl. titsiri(d)es), tsirintz̆in (pl.tsirintz̆ia)
The remainder of rendered pork fat in a pan.
Traditional Recipes
Titsirópittes
These are pittes (bread) with titsirides, i.e. fried pieces of pork fat.