Cypriot Recipes | Kalliopi's Kitchen

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.

Cypriot Recipes

22 recipes on the site so far.

Slow-cooked Greek lamb kleftiko falling off the bone with potatoes and lemon

Greek Main CoursesGreek Kleftiko Κλέφτικο · 4h 25m · serves 6

Golden grilled halloumi slices with lemon wedges and dried mint

Greek Meze and AppetisersGrilled Halloumi Χαλλούμι · 11m · serves 4

Rolled stuffed vine leaves arranged in a dish with lemon wedges and olive oil

Greek Meze and AppetisersDolmades Ντολμάδες · 1h 50m · serves 8

Cypriot koupepia stuffed vine leaves arranged on a plate with lemon

Greek Main CoursesKoupepia Κουπέπια · 1h 50m · serves 6

Grilled Cypriot sheftalia sausages wrapped in caul fat with charred edges

Greek Main CoursesSheftalia Σεφταλιά · 45m · serves 6

Cypriot afelia pork in a dark red wine and coriander seed sauce

Greek Main CoursesAfelia Αφέλια · 1h 30m · serves 4

Greek Side DishesLouvi Λούβι · 55m · serves 4

Cypriot flaounes cheese pastries with a golden sesame-topped crust

Greek Breads and PiesFlaounes Φλαούνες · 2h 5m · serves 16

Greek Main CoursesTavas Ταβάς · 2h 55m · serves 6

Golden fried Cypriot koupes bulgur shells on a plate with lemon

Greek Meze and AppetisersKoupes Κούπες · 1h 40m · serves 8

Greek Breakfast RecipesLountza me Avga Λούντζα με αυγά · 15m · serves 2

Greek Dips and SaucesMoungra Μούντρα · 30m · serves 10

Strings of Cypriot soutzoukos grape must candy hanging to set

Greek DessertsSoutzoukos Σουτζιούκος · 1h 40m · serves 12

Cypriot mahalepi milk pudding topped with rose syrup and crushed pistachios

Greek DessertsMahalepi Μαχαλεπί · 30m · serves 6

Cubes of Cyprus delight loukoumia dusted in icing sugar on a plate

Greek DessertsLoukoumia Λουκούμια · 1h 30m · serves 30

Greek DrinksBrandy Sour Μπράντι Σάουρ · 5m · serves 1

Slices of fresh anari cheese drizzled with honey and walnuts

Greek DessertsAnari me Meli Ανάρι με μέλι · 5m · serves 4

A tray of Cypriot baked macaroni with a golden halloumi topping

Greek Main CoursesMakaronia tou Fournou Μακαρόνια του φούρνου · 1h 35m · serves 8

A golden spiral tahinopita bread dusted with sesame seeds

Greek Breads and PiesTahinopita Ταχινόπιτα · 1h 10m · serves 8

Fried halloumi slices drizzled with honey and sesame seeds

Greek Breakfast RecipesHalloumi me Meli Χαλούμι με μέλι · 13m · serves 2

Greek Main CoursesKolokasi me Kotopoulo Κολοκάσι με κοτόπουλο · 1h 30m · serves 4

Greek SoupsLouvana Λουβάνα · 1h 10m · serves 4

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