Local Food

This is what Cypriots used to eat daily for breakfast. Today, it is not something you would eat on a daily basis, but more...

Ingredients: 1 cup bulgar wheat ¼ of the cup vermicelli noodles or spaghetti, broken into small pieces 1 onion 2 sausages 1 cup tomato juice 1 vegetable stock cube 1/3 ts...

Ingredients: pork tenderloin, cut into strips (800gr) 2 tbsps of olive oil 1 glove of garlic, chopped 1 grated onion 1 tbsp mustard (mild) 1 tb cumin ½ tb mixed spices 1...

Bamia is a vegetarian dish made with summer okra, tomatoes, onions, olive oil and seasonings. It is healthy and light and can be served hot...

Crab Salad (Kavourosalata) (Makes enough for 1 serving bowl) 3 dressed crabs (white and brown meat) 1 very finely chopped onion 1 cup finely chopped flat leaf parsley Olive...

Ingredients: (Serves 2-3) 1 kg village flour 130g fresh yeast dough (prozymi) or 1 tbsp dried yeast ¼ tsp Salt Lukewarm water (enough to make a soft dough) Pinch cinnamon...

A variety of veggies combined with eggs make a great end to the day. Ingredients: (Serves 4) Vegetable of your choice (i.e. wild asparagus, wild greens, spinach or chopped spring onion) 4-6...

Slow cooked cuttlefish in red wine is a fantastic recipe which uses many ingredients that you will find in your store cupboard. Ingredients: (Serves 4) 1 kg...

No visit to Cyprus is complete without enjoying the traditional meal of many small dishes known as ‘meze’. This large feast, which has been a...

1. “Karydaki” – walnuts The famous agricultural product of Spilia-Kourdali are the walnuts. The two rivers of the community are full with old and new...

Ingredients -1 -1 1/4-pound veal, trimmed and cubed -1 kg shallots or small onions -4 tablespoons olive oil -1/2 cup red wine -1/3 cup vinegar -1 cup trimmed fresh...

Keftedes are Cypriot meatballs, traditionally made with ground pork, grated potato, onion, parsley, mint, cinnamon, egg and breadcrumbs, for a very tasty, deep-fried finger...

The nutritional sweet of Pastelli is made with the syrup of carob pods, produced by boiling their pulp until it forms a thick, sticky...

Zalatin was a homemade food made by the housewives from the pig's head, ears, tongue, eyes and jaws! Zaladina is a gelatine and pork dish...

Toumatsia “Toumatsia” is a type of handmade spaghetti which one encounters in the area, the making of which has been passed down from generation to...

Sheftalies, a very tasty dish from the charcoal grill, are minced meat shaped into small sausages and wrapped in “panna” (suet). Panna is a...

Pork souvlaki: Put the meat and all the other ingredients in a bowl (not metal) and mix well. Cover the bowl and keep in...

Ingredients: (Serves 4) 1 cup Trachana (cracked wheat in soured milk) 8 cups water or stock Halloumi cheese Salt (optional, as Trachanas is usually already salted) Freshly ground black pepper Preparation: Soak...

Tsamarella is a dish of goat meat that is considered to be a delicacy as part of the meze meal. Large pieces of fatty goat...

The traditional, spicy village sausages known as Loukanika and Pastourma are both cured in a similar fashion and both contain red dry wine, salt,...

Traditional dishes do not get more customary than the goat or lamb dish of Resi, which is specially linked with village weddings and certain...