Cypriot cuisine
15 entries in the Cypriot Cuisine compendium.
AmbelopouliaIllegal Cypriot dish of trapped songbirds, served despite lax enforcement.ApohtinTraditional Cypriot salted and sun-dried pork.AyranCold savory yogurt beverage, national drink of Turkey.Cyprus brandyCypriot brandy, lower in alcohol, sweetish, and historically smuggled during trade disruptions.Brandy sourCypriot brandy sour is the island's unofficial national cocktail.DakosA Cretan salad of soaked barley rusk with tomatoes and cheese.FlaounaA cheese-filled Easter pastry from Cyprus and Greece.GalaktobourekoA custard and filo dessert popular in Greece and Turkey.Greek saladA traditional Greek salad without lettuce, dressed with olive oil and oregano.KefalotyriHard, salty Greek cheese from sheep or goat milk.MahlebAromatic spice from cherry seeds used in Middle Eastern baking.MelomakaronoGreek honey-olive oil cookie served at Christmas.MoustalevriaAncient Greek grape-must pudding still made at harvest.Nut rollA rolled pastry of yeast dough and nut filling.OuzoAn anise-flavored aperitif from Greece.
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