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Cypriot Recipes
Cyprus is its own culinary country: halloumi, flaounes, koupepia, souvla cooked slowly over coals, and a spice cabinet that leans on cinnamon and dried coriander.
Greek food is regional to a degree that surprises people who know it only through taverna menus. Mountain villages cook nothing like island ports. Areas under Venetian rule for four hundred years ended up with a completely different pantry from those under Ottoman rule. Refugee populations arriving in the 1920s brought spicing that had never existed on the mainland.
Dishes on this page include Kleftiko, Halloumi, Dolmades, Koupepia, Sheftalia and Afelia. Where a recipe belongs clearly to one place I have said so, and where a dish is claimed by several regions at once I have said that too.
Regional labels in Greek cooking are honest approximations rather than strict boundaries. Recipes travelled with people, and most dishes have a version in every part of the country.
Every recipe on Kalliopi's Kitchen carries the dish's Greek name and a pronunciation, its region where that is meaningful, ingredient quantities in both metric and imperial, and an honest note on what commonly goes wrong. Nutrition figures are calculated estimates and are labelled as such.
Get the free “Taste of Cyprus” guide, ten of these recipes in one downloadable PDF.
Cypriot Recipes
36 recipes on the site so far.
KleftikoKleftiko ΚλέφτικοMain Courses · 4h 25m · serves 6
Grilled HalloumiHalloumi ΧαλλούμιMeze and Appetisers · 11m · serves 4
DolmadesDolmades ΝτολμάδεςMeze and Appetisers · 1h 50m · serves 8
Cypriot Stuffed Vine Leaves with MeatKoupepia ΚουπέπιαMain Courses · 1h 50m · serves 6
Cypriot Sausages in Caul FatSheftalia ΣεφταλιάMain Courses · 45m · serves 6
Cypriot Pork in Red Wine and CorianderAfelia ΑφέλιαMain Courses · 1h 30m · serves 4
Cypriot Black-Eyed Bean Salad with ChardLouvi ΛούβιSide Dishes · 55m · serves 4
Cypriot Easter Cheese PastriesFlaounes ΦλαούνεςBreads and Pies · 2h 5m · serves 16
Cypriot Bulgur Shells Stuffed with MeatKoupes ΚούπεςMeze and Appetisers · 1h 40m · serves 8
Cypriot Grape Must and Almond CandySoutzoukos ΣουτζιούκοςDesserts · 1h 40m · serves 12
MahalepiMahalepi ΜαχαλεπίDesserts · 30m · serves 6
Cyprus Delights, Rose and MasticLoukoumia ΛουκούμιαDesserts · 1h 30m · serves 30
Cypriot Fresh Cheese with HoneyAnari me meli Ανάρι με μέλιDesserts · 5m · serves 4
Cypriot Baked MacaroniMakaronia tou fournou Μακαρόνια του φούρνουMain Courses · 1h 35m · serves 8
Cypriot Lenten Tahini Spiral BreadTahinopita ΤαχινόπιταBreads and Pies · 1h 10m · serves 8
Pan-Fried Halloumi with Honey BreakfastHalloumi me meli Χαλούμι με μέλιBreakfast Recipes · 13m · serves 2
Cypriot Halloumi and Mint RavioliRavioles ΡαβιόλεςMain Courses · 1h 20m · serves 6
Cypriot Jute Mallow StewMolehiya ΜολόχαMain Courses · 1h 20m · serves 4
Cypriot Yogurt and Mint DipTalattouri ΤαλαττούριDips and Sauces · 15m · serves 6
Cypriot Lentils and Rice with OnionsMoutzentra ΜουτζέντραMain Courses · 1h 5m · serves 5
Cypriot Trahanas SoupTrahanas ΤραχανάςSoups · 55m · serves 4
Cypriot Salted Yogurt DrinkAyrani ΑϊράνιDrinks · 5m · serves 4Get one proper Greek recipe a week
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