INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup olive oil 3 cups of peeled boiled chestnuts 5 cloves of garlic vinegar salt METHOD It is very important that chestnuts are still warm when starting the preparation. Smash the chestnuts until they become a smooth “pulp”. Add the mashed garlic and vinegar, and pour the oil while stiring with a spoon […]

INGREDIENTS 600 – 700 grams potatoes 5 garlic cloves 1 tablespoon vinegar 5 tablespoons olive oil Salt Method: Peel off the potatoes and boil them until soft. Then strain them. Place the garlic cloves together with a pinch of salt in the mortar and crush them. Remove from the mortar and save for later use. […]

INGREDIENTS 4 tablespoons Butter 6 tablespoons Flour 1 teaspoon Salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper Dash of Nutmeg 2 cups Milk, heated but not boiled (Optional) 2 egg yolks METHOD Melt butter over a low heat; add flour, salt, pepper and nutmeg; stir until well blended. Remove from heat. Gradually stir in milk and return to heat. […]

INGREDIENTS A bottle of olive oil 3 – 4 sprigs of herbs (any compination of dill, parsley, basil, rosemary, spearmint) METHOD Wash the herbs and dry them very well. Add the herbs in the bottle and preseve in a dry place for at least 10 days. The olive oil has been aromatized. It is better […]

Ingredients: 1 kilo of coarsely minced pork 1 cup of rice 1 1/2 cup of finely chopped parsley 3 onions finely chopped 4 tsp of corn oil 3 large ripped tomatoes grated 3-4 lamb intestines cleaned 4 tbsp of corn oil Juice of 1 lemon Salt and pepper to taste Intestines Preparation: – Wash the […]

Sheftalia is a Cypriot dish. It is very tasty, appetizing and it can be served as a main dish or as a hot appetizer, always accompanied with Souvlakia, fries and Greek salad. – It is also served in pita bread mixed with Souvlaki, finely chopped onions, chopped parsley, chopped tomato and cucumber. – The preparation of Sheftalia […]

Ingredients: 3 cups of chick peas 1 cup of tachini 1/2 a cup of olive oil 1/2 a cup of lemon juice 4-5 cloves of garlic grated 1/2 a tsp of red hot pepper Finely chopped parsley Black Kalamata olives Salt to taste Method: – Place chick peas in a deep bowl or a pot […]

Ingredients: 750g of plain yogurt 1/2 English cucumber or 2 seedless cucumbers 1 tbsp of olive oil 1 tbsp of vinegar 1/2 tsp of salt 3-4 cloves of garlic grated 1/2 tsp of dry Mint  Method: – Talatouti is very well known in the Cyprus Cuisine. – Talatouri is very appetizing and refreshing “mezes” that […]

Ingredients 4 cups milk 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoons orange blossom water 0.50 cup rice flour Prep time › 5 mins Cook time › ¼ hr Method How to make Muhallebi (Cypriot Rice Powder Pudding) In a basin or a large bowl, mix rice powder into a paste with a little milk taken from the 4 cups. […]

Being only a very recently urbanized country, Cypriots traditionally ate fresh meat on weekends. This was usually a boiled chicken, served with a starch (maybe pasta, maybe pourgouri) cooked in its juices. This would stretch the meat to enable the whole family to eat. Other fresh meat dishes were only enjoyed occasionally, sometimes en masse […]