Meat grilled on charcoal.
Name - Origin
Meat grilled on charcoal (Petrou-Poeitou 2013, entry Σούβλα, 139).
ETYM. < latin subula (Babiniotis 2005, entry σούβλα,η, 1624; Petrou-Poeitou 2013, entry Σούβλα, 139), meaning shoemaker's spit (Yangoullis 2014, entry σούβλα - σούγλα,η - σουβλίν,το) < su-dhl-a < verb suere [suere = to staple, assemble] (Babiniotis 2005, entry σούβλα,η, 1624).
Additional information and bibliography
Yangoullis K. G. (2009), Thesaurus of the Cypriot dialect. Interpretative, Etymological, Phraseological and Nomenclatural Dictionary of the Medieval and Modern Cypriot Dialect, Theopress Publications, Nicosia.
Babiniotis G. (2005), Λεξικό της Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας. Με σχόλια για τη σωστή χρήση των λέξεων. Ερμηνευτικό, Ορθογραφικό, Ετυμολογικό, Συνωνύμων-Αντιθέτων, Κυρίων Ονομάτων, Επιστημονικών Όρων, Ακρωνυμίων, Centre for Lexicology, Athens, Greece.
Petrou-Poeitou E. (2013), Από πού κρατάει η σκούφια τους. Λέξεις και ιστορίες από τον κόσμο της γεύσης, Epiphaniou Publications, Nicosia.
Tonia Ioakim, Argyro Xenophontos
Traditional Recipes
Souvla krasáti
Recipe from the village of Lysi. Before being barbecued on the charcoal, the meat is marinated in wine and spices.
Traditional Recipes
Souvla with vegetables
While barbecued with vegetables, the meat absorbs their flavours.