Cyprus
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Halloumi
Cyprus's squeaky treasure: a brined, semi-hard goat-and-sheep cheese that grills and fries without melting, eaten from breakfast meze to the famous watermelon pairing. Ingredients: goat and sheep milk (cow's milk in some…
Sheftalia
Cypriot caul-wrapped sausages: seasoned minced pork (or lamb) with parsley and cinnamon, wrapped in lacy caul fat and grilled until the fat renders into the meat. Ingredients: minced pork, caul fat, parsley, onion, cinna…
Kleftiko
'Thief's lamb': leg of lamb sealed in parchment with garlic and lemon, slow-roasted for hours until it falls from the bone — named for the bandits who cooked it in hidden, smokeless pits. Ingredients: lamb leg or shoulde…
Afelia
Cyprus's pork in red wine and coriander: cubes of pork marinated in wine, then braised in it with crushed coriander seeds until glossy. Ingredients: pork shoulder, dry red wine, coriander seeds (crushed), bay, cinnamon (…
World Cuisines
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