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Traditional Recipes

Traditional Recipes

Traditional Recipes

Traditional Recipes

Δαχτυλιά. <br/> Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου

Dahtylies bread

Dahtylies have a long, narrow shape and are divided into parallel pieces so that each one can be cut more easily and evenly.

Οι τηγανισμένες κουλούρες τοποθετούνται σε μέλι. <br/> Πηγή: https://pixabay.com/en/honey-sweet-tasty-food-delicious-823614/

Dessert with anari and honey

A modern recipe for a dessert with a taste of Cypriot cuisine. The anarí cheese is mixed with eggs and flour, forming a dough that is shaped into doughnuts, fried and dipped in…

Φασολάκι. <br/> Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.

Dried green beans with quinces

"Boil the green beans and before they are completely cooked add the quinces." (Panagiota Ioannou, Kyperounda)

Κουκιά ξηρά, σπασμένα. <br/> Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.

Dry board beans with garlic

Fry the garlic in olive oil. When the beans are cooked, add the fried garlic. (Ourania Christodoulou, Kyperounda)

Λουβί ξιθκιά. (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2014, Λευκωσία 4/5/14). <br/> Πηγή: Κατερίνα Λαζάρου.

Dry louvi xithkiá - black eyed beans stew

The half-boiled local louvi (black eyed beans), white and large, is added to fried onion and vinegar to cook.

Βράζουμε τα αυγά μαζί με τα κρεμμυδόφυλλα. <br/> Πηγή: Μαρία Συμεωνίδου.

Easter eggs dyed with onion tunics

The tunics of dried onions give the eggs a warm, yellowish to honey colour. Each household starts collecting the tunics a few months before Easter to ensure that when the time…

Μαργαρίτες της κυπριακής φύσης. <br/> Άδεια δημοσίευσης: Φ. Γεωργιάδης.

Easter eggs dyed with yellow daisies

Yellow daisies, also known in Cyprus as "simillouthkia", when boiled together with eggs, transfer their bright yellow colour to the eggs. Yellow daisies are plentiful in Cyprus…

Πουργούρι πιλάφι. <br/> Πηγή: F_A, https://www.flickr.com/photos/seelensturm/6789809759

Easter pourkouri with goat meat

“… the pieces of meat on skewers, place the skewers on the clay pot to give the pourkouri some flavour of the meat, and cover them with foil.” (Theognosia Andreou and Vasiliki…

Σούπα αυγολέμονο το Μεγάλο Σάββατο μετά την εκκλησία, 2014. <br/> Πηγή: Αιμιλία Παπαπαύλου.

Easter soup

The soup is placed in a traditional wood-fired oven early on Holy Saturday evening and it is ready by Easter morning. A recipe from Orounda village.

Φασολάκια σε σάλτσα ντομάτας (γιαχνί). <br/> Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.

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…

«Σούπα αβγολέμονο με ρύζι και κοτόπουλο» <br/> Πηγή: Christina Loucas, 2014

Egg & lemon soup

A soup with rice, eggs and lemon.

Φασολάκι κατάλληλο για αποξήρανση. <br/> Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.

Eliada

This dish is served with fish. It used to be prepared in Pitsilia area on Palm Sunday.

Ελιωτή. <br/> Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.

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…

Αφέλια, χρησιμεύουν ως γέμιση για την πίτα (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2014). <br/> © Μουσείο Κυπριακών Τροφίμων και Διατροφής.

English-style pie with aphelia filling

An English pie with Cypriot aphelia filling served with mashed potatoes

Έψημα.

Epsima

Dark coloured thick syrup, ”honey" with a sweet and sour taste. Prepared from grape must by prolonged boiling, without prior fermentation, until it becomes dark and syrupy. Used…

Ρεβιθοκεφτέδες, σερβιρισμένοι με ταχίνη και μαϊντανό. <br/> Πηγή: morbuto / Janek Mann, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:As_du_falafel_Paris_Le_Marais.jpg

Falafel

Fasting vegan meatballs with oriental aroma. Served with tahini and parsley or green salad.

Φασόλια γίγαντες. <br/> Πηγή: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigandes_plaki#/media/File:Gigandes_plaki.jpg

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.

Φασόλια γίγαντες. <br/> Πηγή: feministjulie, https://www.flickr.com/photos/juliepics/7811828186/

Fasolia gigantes me loukanika - Giant baked beans with sausage

A well-known Greek recipe, prepared with traditional and healthy ingredients of the Cypriot cuisine.

Φυλλωτά (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2013). <br/> Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.

Fillota with syrup

Fillotá are envelope-shaped pastry sheets which have been brushed with oil and sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon. The recipe comes from Agios Georgios of Kyrenia.

Τυλιχτό με φύλλο μπακλαβά. <br/> Πηγή: Food Thinkers, https://www.flickr.com/photos/foodthinkers/4098873430/

Filo rolls with anari cheese

A delicious syrupy dessert with filo pastry and anari cheese filling.