On New Year’s Eve, housewives make a festive bread, a “pitta” dedicated to the feast of Saint Basil, called Vasilopitta. Vasilopita is sourdough pitta and is prepared with wheat flour, warm water, salt and flavored with anise, cinnamon and mastic. Vasilopita must be kneaded very well and is given a round shape and patinated, creating […]
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Stuffed escarole (or scarole ‘mbuttunata) is a typical Cilento recipe for the Winter Holiday period. A delicious recipe in which the escarole is Stuffed with dry bread, eggs, goat cheese, capers, anchovies and black olives; tied with string and baked in the Oven (or Frying Pan). The result is truly Stunning, a mix of Delicacy […]
Autumn months, especially September and October, are the traditional months of the grape harvest from the vineyards covering the rolling slopes of Cyprus. The wine history of Cyprus dates back thousands of years, and harvesting is closely linked to traditions, rituals and fun filled festivals. When it’s time to harvest, families gather and the process […]
Ingredients : 750g kid meat 250 g green beans 250g Zucchini 250g Potatoes 250g Carrots 100 g Red pepper 100g onion Parsley 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric 1/2 teaspoon salt Pepper powder Olive oil This tagine can be served with: Seasonal salad: Tomato Onion Lettuce ½ spoonful of olive oil ½ spoonful of lemon juice Bread […]
Brief description: Glyka tou koutaliou are traditional, homemade sweet fruit preserves, served as a gesture of hospitality in both Cyprus and Greece along with a Cypriot/Greek coffee and a cold glass of water. Glyka tou koutaliou are called spoon sweets due to their small size and the fact that they fit in a spoon. Sugar […]
A traditional dish from Southern Italy, the name literally means – water and salt. Recipes vary but it is typically made with stale bread and tomatoes. This recipe comes from the tradition of fishermen who, in the past, while going at sea for days, had to carry ingredients that could last for a long period […]
Ingredients 1 ½ kg of free-range chicken 2 big dry onions, finely chopped 3 big mature tomatoes, finely chopped ¼ teacup of parsley, finely chopped ¼ teacup of dill, finely chopped 2 leeks, cut into thick slices 1 kg of okras ¼ teacup of olive oil salt, pepper Preparation Heat the oil up into a […]
Ingredients 1Kg of tuna Sauce: 4 onions 3 cloves of garlic 1 bay leaf 1 bunch of parsley 2 deciliter of olive oil 1 deciliter of white vinegar salt, to taste pepper, to taste savory (Satureja hortensis), to taste oregano, to taste Preparation Put the tuna in water to bleed. Change the water several times […]
Ingredients homemade (pork) sausage spring onions wild onions garlic parsley tomato puree fava beans asparagus collard (leaves and stalks) red beans spices Preparation Sauté spring and wild onions, garlic and parsley in olive oil, add sausage but in small pieces, fava beans and asparagus stalks. Cut the collard into pieces and blanch in hot water. […]
Recipe by Anabela de Jesus. Photo by Miguel Andrade. Ingredients 375 g cornmeal 1.5 L water 150 g bacon 250 g wedge-shell clams 2 slices of bread Olive oil to taste Salt to taste Preparation Cut the bacon into small cubes. Fry until very crispy. Add the clams and leave them on the heat until […]
