Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Τσιβκιά. Tsivkiá.
Greek name - description
A dish with hare.
Language remarks
It is assumed that the name of the dish "tsivkia" comes from "xithkia" and from "xidi" (vinegar) (Pharmakidou, 2003, p.232).
Processing method
This dish was cooked in a pot. Only hare meat was used in tsivkia. The meat was cut into pieces and several chopped onions were added along with vinegar and oil (vinegar was an essential ingredient) (Pharmakidou, 2003, p.232).
Additional information and bibliography
Time period
19th -20th c
Bibliography
Pharmakidou XP (1983). Γλωσσάριον Ξενοφώντος Π. Φαρμακίδου, [Υλικά διά την σύνταξιν Ιστορικού Λεξικού της Κυπριακής Διαλέκτου, μέρος Β', έκδ. Θεοφανώς Δ. Κυπρή], Centre for Scientific Research, Nicosia, 2nd ed., 2003.
Researcher/Recorder
Stalo Lazarou