Rabbit preserved in vinegar.
Name - Origin
Rabbit preserved in vinegar (Xioutas, 1978, p. 190)
It was called xidatos because after its treatment it was preserved in vinegar (Xioutas 1978, 190).
For the preparation of rabbit xidato, the hunter's wife would cut up, boil and salt the rabbit. She would store the cooked rabbit pieces in fízes/fizópotses (large glass containers), with vinegar to preserve them for a long time (Xioutas 1978, 190).
Functional and symbolic role
All hunters' houses used to store rabbit xidaton and it was their most common mezé. The Cypriots used to consume it as a mezé or fried or tsivkia (Xioutas 1978, 190).
Additional information and bibliography
Xioutas P. (1978), Κυπριακή λαογραφία των ζώων, Publications of the Centre for Scientific Research, XXXVIII, Nicosia.
Demetra Dimitriou, Argyro Xenophontos
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