RECIPE FOR CYPRUS SEMOLINA CAKE – KALO PRAMA
HOW TO MAKE KALO PRAMA Kalo Prama translates to ‘A Good Thing’ and is also known as ‘Shamali’. This semolina-based sponge cake bathed in syrup is traditionally served all year…
RECIPE FOR MIXED NUT STRING PASTRY ROLLS – KATAIFI
Kataifi is a popular dessert made with finely chopped mixed nuts, scented with ground clove and cinnamon, wrapped into buttered crispy stringy dough and bathed in lemon-scented syrup. It is…
RECIPE FOR CYPRUS WALNUT CAKE – KARIDOPITA
Karidopita is a delicious moist and flavourful traditional Cypriot sponge cake that uses the humble walnut as its main ingredient. There are many homemade variations of this cake and further…
RECIPE FOR CYPRUS SWEET BREAD – TAHINOPITA
Tahinopita, also known as Tahini Pie, or Cyprus Sweet Bread, is a delicious pastry made with tahini paste. Tahini paste made from sesame seeds, gives the pastry its unique flavour…
RECIPE FOR BULGUR WHEAT PIES – KOUPES
Koupes are a delicious Cypriot street food that is traditionally made of a bulgur wheat crust, which is then stuffed with a ground meat mixture. They are mainly consumed as…
RECIPE FOR CYPRUS LADIES FINGERS – DAKTYLA
Daktyla are simple Cypriot dessert based pastries that are made with filo pastry, almonds, cinnamon and syrup. The shape of segmented stuffed pastries resembles ladies fingers, hence their name and…
RECIPE FOR CYPRUS MILK PUDDING – MAHALEBI
Mahalebi is a simple Cypriot milk-based pudding made with water, milk, sugar and corn flour. It is usually served chilled with a compliment of rose water, rose cordial syrup, or…
RECIPE FOR CYPRUS DRY ORANGE MARBLE CAKE – STEHNI PORTOKALOPITA
The Cyprus Dry Orange Marble Cake is a type of sponge cake that uses fresh orange as its base. This dessert is usually enjoyed all year round on the island…
RECIPE FOR CYPRUS EASTER CHEESE PIES – FLAOUNES
Flaounes are traditionally made cheese pies that are associated with Greek Orthodox Easter in Cyprus. There are endless ways of making them, but all versions have roughly the same ingredients…
RECIPE FOR CYPRIOT CUSTARD PIE – GALATOPOUREKO
Galatopoureko is a delicious Cypriot custard pie soaked in syrup and traditionally made with a milk based custard. It is enjoyed throughout the year and it is usually served as…