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Cypriot Recipes
Cyprus has a long association with Greece, and the majority of Cypriots not only speak Greek, but are ethnically Greek, and share a common culture with Greece.
As you might therefore expect, Cypriot cuisine has much in common Greek cuisine, although it also has unique features of its own. Freshness is very important in Cypriot food - and the cuisine also shows influences from Turkey, and further afield, reflecting the island's unique positon at the crossroads of Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
One particular food that is indigenous to Cyprus is halloumi. Halloumi is a cheese with salty flavor, similar in texture to mozzarella, traditionally made using a mixture of goat's and sheep's milk, although nowadays cow's milk is sometimes used as well, especially when producing halloumi in industrial production. Halloumi is often garnished with mint, and is frequented fried or grilled. Perhaps the most popular Cypriot dish with halloumi is halloumi and lounza which is simply halloumi grilled with either a slice of smoked pork or a lamb sausage.
Some popular Cypriot dishes include:
- Calamari - Squid in batter, cooked by deep-frying.
- Village Salad/Country Salad (usually known outside of
Cyprus and
Greece
as "Greek Salad") -
This salad is based on tomato, cucumber, bell peppers
and red onion. It is
seasoned with salt, black pepper and oregano, and then
dressed with olive oil and perhaps red vinegar.
It is usually topped with some grated or crumbled feta cheese,
and olives are often added as well.
- Dolmades - Grapevine leaves stuffed with meat, rice or vegetables.
- Halloumi and lounza - A slice of halloumi (Cypriot cheese) with a
piece of lamb sausage or a slice of smoked pork. The meat and cheese
are grilled together and then eaten. Additionally, halloumi and lounza is often
used as a sandwich filling.
- Keftedes - Meatballs.
- Octopus - Octopus. It is cleaned, marinated, and then cooked on a
barbecue grill.
- Sheftalia - A sausage made from ground pork or lamb shoulder.
It also contains onions, and is flavored with parlsey and seasonings.
Sheftalia is usually cooked on a
barbecue grill
and then eaten with pita bread.
- Souvlaki - A skewer with meat or fish, again cooked on
a barbecue grill.
- Stifado - A beef and onion stew which is flavored with red wine.
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