Name - Origin
Μπόλια.
It is the peritoneum (Kypri 1983 [2003²], entry πάννα,η, 331), the membrane that covers the animal's abdomen (Petrou-Poeitou 2013, entry Πάννα, 107).
ETYM. French panne [pork fat, under the skin] (Petrou-Poeitou 2013, entry Panne, 107)
Functional and symbolic role
It is used for the preparation of sheftalia.
Additional information and bibliography
Kypri Th. D. (ed.) (1983 [2003²]), Υλικά διά την σύνταξιν ιστορικού λεξικού της κυπριακής διαλέκτου, Μέρος Β΄, Γλωσσάριον Ξενοφώντος Π. Φαρμακίδου, Publications of the Centre for Scientific Research, IX, Nicosia.
Petrou-Poeitou E. (2013), Από πού κρατάει η σκούφια τους. Λέξεις και ιστορίες από τον κόσμο της γεύσης, Epiphaniou Publications, Nicosia.
Stalo Lazarou, Argyro Xenophontos, Tonia Ioakim
Traditional Recipes
Minced meat loaf in wine.
The minced meat mixture is shaped into a loaf, wrapped in a layer of lamb caul fat and baked in wine.
