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When
you order Meze (or mezedes or mezedakia) you are served a rich collection
of appetizers and savories in up to 20 saucerlike dishes. For example
various cheeses, like halloumi, kaskavalli or feta, tomatoes, olives,
celery, sliced artichokes or smoked ham, houmous (ground chick peas,
with olive oil and garlic), octopus (or squid), shrimps, fresh fish,
such as barbouni (the delicious red mullet), succulent snippets
of chicken or turkey; cucumbers, green peppers, tomatoes, seftalia
(homemade sausage), koupepia (stuffed vine leaves).
The local bread made of homegrown wheat and the village salad with
fresh coriander, green olives, olive oil, lemon and feta cheese
make the mouth water. So can taramosalata, a delicious dish made
from fish roe, olive oil and lemon.
You
can also enjoy your evenings in our bars, serving coctails and local
drinks.Cyprus produces a wide range of wines red, white, sweet,
dry as well as sherries, vermouth, and ports. The traditional ouzo
is a strong distillation of grape juice taken watered, when it looks
like milk.
Zivania is another strong distillation. The pink cinnamon flavored
variety is a specialty of the Kykko Monastery in the heart of the
Paphos Forest. Cyprus brandy is excellent, and a very refreshing
island brewed lager is available everywhere. The famous brandy sour
has established itself as the Cyprus drink par excellence.
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