A delicious dish with chicken, onions and spices.
Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Σουάν παστί. Souán pastí.
Greek name - description
A dish with chicken, onions and spices, grilled on the charcoal (Petasi, 1992 p.253).
Processing method
It was a delicious dish prepared in the village of Kythrea. They would cut the chicken in pieces, sauté them in hot olive oil together with onions and then transfer them to a pot. They would add chopped tomato, vinegar, nutmeg, cinnamon and some water. They would cover the pot with dough and cook the chicken on the charcoal or in a wood-fired oven or with pine cones (Petasi, 1992 p. 253).
Additional information and bibliography
Time period
19th - 20th c.
Bibliography
Petasi G. (1992) Η κωμόπολη της Κυθρέας. Stelios Livadiotis Printing House, Nicosia.
Researcher/Recorder
Demetra Demetriou
