Entrada (according to Pharmakides)
Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Εντράδα. Entráda.
Greek name - description
Εντράδα.
International culinary term for a large category of dishes, including all meat-based dishes with vegetables that have been cooked in a pot.
Language remarks
From the French word entrer, entrance
Functional and symbolic role
Nutritional Value and Importance in the Diet of Cypriots
According to Pharmakidis, entrada is a kind of egg-lemon soup. Instead of rice, the soup contains small meatballs (the size of a walnut). Pharmakidou XP (2003, p. 302)
Additional information and bibliography
Time period
20th c.
Bibliography
Pharmakidou XP (1983). Glossary of X. P. Pharmakidou, (Materials for the compilation of the Historical Dictionary of the Cypriot Dialect, part B', ed. Th. D. Kypri), Centre for Scientific Research, Nicosia, 2nd ed., 2003.
Researcher/Recorder
Stalo Lazarou
Traditional Recipes
Lamb entrada (lamb in avkolemoni soup)
Lamb and potatoes, cooked with egg and lemon soup. The dish is usually served with grilled bread.