Name - Origin
Ελαιόλαδο.
Functional and symbolic role
The retail price of olive oil from Syria sold in Cyprus in the summer of 1884 was 9-9.25 piastres per oka.
Additional information and bibliography
Syrian Oil 9-9.25 piastres per oka. 1 sterling pound=182 piastres.
Η φωνή της Κύπρου (1884), published on 27/07/1884.
Foods
Eleolado - olive oil
In the villages of Paphos district and Rizokarpaso area, olive oil production was inadequate; housewives would, therefore, use olive oil just to flavour their salads and vegetables, while they would…
Foods
Eliá - olive
Harvesting of olives was usually taking place in two periods, according to the type of olives to be produced. In late August or early September, when olives were still green, Cypriots would pick a…
Foods
Eliopittes or eliotes - olive pies
Eliopittes are appetising and delicious; during baking the oil from the olives is absorbed into the dough (Pharmakidou, 2003 p. 302).
Foods
Kypriako elaiolado - Cypriot olive oil
The Cypriot extra virgin olive oil is produced by processing the local Cypriot variety of olives.