Fish that swim close to the sea surface.
Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Αφρόψαρα. Aphrópsara.
Greek name - description
These are fish that swim near the surface of the sea, e.g. grouper, picarel, mackerel, skipjack etc. (Great Encyclopedia of Cyprus, vol. 3, entry αφρόψαρα,τα, 94).
Processing method
They are consumed fried.
Additional information and bibliography
Time period
19th -21st c.
Bibliography
Pavlides A. (ed.) (1985), Great Encyclopedia of Cyprus, vol. 3, Filokypros, Nicosia.
Researcher/Recorder
Kyriaki Panteli, Argyro Xenophontos
Foods
Fishing and fish dishes
In recent years, in Cyprus, fish was served as follows: oftá (chargrilled), fried, hoglastá (boiled), savóro (marinated), plakí (in the oven) and yahní (in tomato sauce).