RECIPES

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

HOW TO MAKE BAKLAVA Baklava is a delicious Cypriot sweet that combines cinnamon scented layers of syrup soaked phyllo pastry with a nut mixture containing pistachios, walnuts, and hazelnut. It…

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…