Cypriot cuisine

Cypriot cuisine is mainly influenced by Greek and Turkish cuisines, whilst also sharing similarities with the cuisines of Italy and France.

Characteristic parts

Anari

type of cheese

Apohtin

Traditional Cypriot meat dish

Avgolemono

Egg-lemon-sauce

Ayran

Savory yogurt drink in Near East and Central Asia

Börek

stuffed phyllo pastry

Bulgur

cereal food made from the groats of several different wheat species

Bulgur pilavı

cereal food made from the groats of several different wheat species

Chorek

pastry known under various names in the Balkans

Colocasia with lamb

Turkish and Greek dish common to the Aegean made with colocasia and lamb, also on the island of Cyprus

Cured pork tenderloin

Cypriot meat delicacy

Dakos

Greek cuisine starter

Daktyla

food

Doogh

Cold savory yogurt drink from Eastern Europe to Central Asia

Fasolada

Mediterranean soup with beans, olive oil, and vegetables

Fasolia

mediterranean kind of soup

Fataya

Arab cuisine

Fatayer

Middle Eastern meat pie

cheese dish fried in oil

Galaktoboureko

Ottoman pastry

Greek salad

Dish made from tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, feta, olives, salt, oregano, and olive oil

Halloumi

Cypriot semi-hard, unripened brined cheese

Hellimli

Hünkarbeğendi

salad based on eggplant

Ka'ak

cake from Arab World

Kefalotyri

sheep and goat cheese of Greece and Cyprus

Kibbeh

dumplings made of bulgur with ground meat and onions

Kubba

dumplings made of bulgur with ground meat and onions

Lâpa

rice Porridge

Lazarakia

small, sweet spice breads made by Greek Orthodox Christians on Lazarus Saturday

Loukaniko

type of Greek sausage

Macaroni béchamel

Greek baked pasta dish

Mahleb

Spice made from cherry pits

Melitzanosalata

salad based on eggplant

Melomakarono

Greek Christmas dessert

Moustalevria

Traditional Greek dessert

Muhallebi

milk-based dessert from the Turkish cuisine

Mulukhiyah

type of vegetable

Orgeat

syrup made from almonds, sugar and rose water

Ouzini

mixed drink using only ingredients from Cyprus

Ouzo

anis drink

Pastitsio

Greek baked pasta dish

Patlıcan salatası

salad based on eggplant

Piccalilli

relish of chopped pickled vegetables and spices

Ravioli

type of Italian pasta

Salată de icre

roe-based meze common to Turkey and Greece

Sheftalia

Cypriot sausage using caul fat

Skordalia

potato-based dish

Soumada

syrup made from almonds, sugar and orange flower water

Souvla

Cyprus skewered barbecue meat

Souvlaki

greek fast food

Spoon sweet

Turkish Cypriot confectionary similar to murabba

Tagine

traditional Berber stew named after the earthenware pot it was cooked in Maghreb

Tahini

Tahini is a condiment made from toasted ground hulled sesame.

Tahini roll

Turkish sweet bun (çörek) with tahini

Taramasalata

roe-based meze common to Turkey and Greece

Tarator

cold cucumber-yogurt dip, soup, or sauce

Tarhana

dried food ingredient based on a fermented mixture of grain and yoghurt or fermented milk found in the cuisines of Southeast Europe and Middle East

Tiropita

Greek layered pastry food

Tsamarella

Cypriot traditional food

Tsoureki

pastry known under various names in the Balkans

Turkish Delight

Turkish gelatinous candy

Tzatziki

cold cucumber-yogurt dip, soup, or sauce

Zivania

Cypriot alcoholic beverage

Has characteristic parts: Anari Apohtin Avgolemono Ayran Bulgur Bulgur pilavı Börek^tr Chorek Colocasia with lamb^tr Cured pork tenderloin Dakos^el Daktyla^el Doogh^fa Fasolada ^el Fasolia^am Fataya Fatayer^ar Fig roll Flaouna^el Fried cheese^es Galaktoboureko^el Greek salad Halloumi Hellimli Hünkarbeğendi Ka'ak Kefalotyri^el Kibbeh Kubba^he Lazarakia^el Loukaniko^el Lâpa^tr Macaroni béchamel Mahleb^ar Melitzanosalata^el Melomakarono^el Moustalevria^el Muhallebi^tr Mulukhiyah Orgeat Ouzini Ouzo^el Pastitsio^el Patlıcan salatası Piccalilli Ravioli^it Salată de icre Sheftalia^el Skordalia^el Soumada^el Souvla^el Souvlaki Spoon sweet^el Tagine Tahini Tahini roll Taramasalata^el Tarator Tarhana Tiropita^el Tsamarella^el Tsoureki^el Turkish Delight Tzatziki Zivania^el

Categories: Cuisine Greek cuisine Middle Eastern cuisine Turkish cuisine

Also known as:

English: Cuisine of Cyprus

Wikidata ID: Q245932

Wikipedia title: Cypriot cuisine

References:

Wikipedia article: Cypriot cuisine

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