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Cypriot Cuisine and Beverages

Walnut Conserve: Fresh walnuts are soaked in fresh water for a week and then stuffed with almonds and cloves. They are then boiled and sugar is added. It is one of Cyprus's most famous desserts and is typically served after Turkish coffee.
Watermelon Rind Conserve: A fruit preserve unique to Cypriot Turkish cuisine. Similar to jam, the conserve is made with fruit, sugar, and water. It often uses fruits that are difficult to utilize otherwise, such as bergamot, bitter orange, unripe walnuts, or watermelon rind, as well as wild fruits like hawthorn.
Tahini Bread: The dough is made with flour, butter (or margarine), baking powder, eggs, and yogurt. The filling is made with crushed walnuts, sugar, and tahini.
Sheftali Kebab: Sheftali Kebab is a Cypriot specialty made from a mixture of lamb or goat meat, finely chopped onions, parsley, and various spices. The mixture is then wrapped in caul fat before grilling.
Cyprus Potatoes and Kolokasi: Cyprus potatoes are renowned for enhancing the flavor of dishes and are among the most popular potato varieties in Europe, particularly in the UK. Kolokasi, a large-leaved, water-loving plant similar to potatoes, is cooked with chicken or lamb and is one of the most delicious dishes in Cypriot cuisine. The smaller version of kolokasi is called bullez, which is prepared as a fried dish.
Molehia: Originating from Arabic cuisine, "molehiya" is a traditional Cypriot dish made from the fresh or dried leaves of the molehiya plant.
Pirohu: Piruhi is a dough dish made from flour, eggs, tulum cheese, butter, meat broth, and walnuts. Pirohi, Piruhi, and Piruşki are words of Russian origin. It is a type of dumpling, found in Ottoman cuisine.
Paluze: A type of Ottoman dessert made with starch and sugar, topped with crushed walnuts. It is found in Cypriot cuisine and is a traditional Turkish sweet.
Nori Pastry:Nor is a Cypriot dairy product beloved in every home. Nor can be consumed as pirohu or börek, or drizzled with honey or molasses. It adds flavor when grated over pasta in its semi-dried (half-dried) or completely dried in the sun.
Paphos Gum: Paphos Gum is a yellowish white and very hard substance made from the resin of the hackberry tree. It is also known as mastic.
Olive and Halloumi Bitta Bread: Bitta – Bidda is a type of bread made in Cyprus. If you look at the ingredients, they are completely shaped according to your taste. You can easily add things like onion, walnuts, halloumi cheese, green olives.
Cyprus Mezes are mostly served cold and hot as a snack before a meal. Hummus, tzatziki, tahini and celery, fried halloumi, tongue, brain and pastrami are some of the Cyprus mezes.
Pilavuna: İlavuna is one of the local flavors of the Cypriot cuisine. Filled with halloumi and curd cheese, pilavuna is served especially at breakfasts and invitation tables. It can be served hot or cold, as desired.
Orange paste: A fruit candy specific to Turkish Cypriot cuisine. The paste, which resembles jam, is made with fruit, sugar and water. In making the paste, fruits that are difficult to use in other ways, such as bergamot, bitter orange, koz (fresh walnut) or watermelon (rind), and wild fruits such as hawthorn are usually used.
Halloumi Pastry: Prepared with flatbread dough, halloumi pastry takes its name from the halloumi cheese used in it. A type of cheese originating from Cyprus, halloumi is usually served after being fried in a pan or grill.
Mastic Cypriot Bread: The combination of the rich bun mixture, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, mahaleb and mastic gum gives this bun a wonderful aroma and taste.
Cyprus Brandy: Another drink specific to Cyprus, arak is a brandy obtained by grape distillation. It is usually drunk with meze.
Çakıstes: To make the famous delicacy Çakıstes (Chuck-Ess-Dez), the olives are washed and crushed when they are picked, and then kept in salt water.
Babutsa (Egyptian Fig, Prickly Pear): It is the fruit of a cactus plant that grows widely in natural conditions in Cyprus.
Ayrelli: Ayrelli is the name of asparagus in Cyprus.
Mücendra Pilaf: It is a local type of pilaf specific to Cyprus, made with green lentils, rice and onion.
Pasta Bulli: It is made by boiling pasta with chicken broth. When the boiled pasta is placed on the plate, grated halloumi is placed both under and on top of the pasta.
Dried Figs with Tahini: A dessert unique to Cyprus. Contains dried figs, tahini and walnuts. It is a dessert usually made on special occasions and holidays.
Ekmek Kadayıfı: Ekmek Kadayıfı consists of two layers and is covered with a mixture of Cypriot cheese, nor cheese, crushed almonds and cinnamon. Warm syrup prepared in advance is poured on top and cooked on low heat.
Cyprus dessert is a cake prepared with walnuts and grated coconut and cream placed on top.
Pickled Gabbar: Capers, rich in fiber, help maintain digestive system health. Especially when consumed in pickled form, they provide a feeling of fullness for a long time and provide energy that keeps the body vigorous. Capers, which are a source of calcium and magnesium, contribute to bone and tooth development.
Stuffed Zucchini Flowers: Stuffed zucchini flowers are one of the most popular dishes in Cyprus. The most important feature that makes stuffed zucchini flowers different from other stuffed dishes is the Cypriot halloumi used in its filling.
Gabak Bitta (Pumpkin Pastry): Gabak Bitta is made with a mixture prepared in two ways, with or without sugar. In some regions, onion (sautéed in olive oil) is added to the filling, while in some regions cinnamon and sugar are added. Maraha, a pleasant-smelling plant that grows in natural environments, is a mostly used ingredient.
Oven Kebab (Kleftiko): It is one of the most important traditional dishes of Cypriot cuisine. Small pieces of lamb or kid meat are cooked in traditional clay pot-shaped ovens with potatoes.

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