Cuisine of Cyprus
In Cyprus, the cuisine is so fresh and local, you’ll think you’ve died and gone to culinary heaven. The main ingredients of the cuisine of Cypress include crispy green peppers and green beans, dense okra, carrots, and artichoke, sweet cucumber, tomato and grape leaves, and hearty beans, peas, and lentils. Let’s not forget the fresh fruit of Cyprus, like ambrosia from the Gods: ripe pears, apples, golden oranges and nectarines, succulent berries, cherries, strawberries and figs, luscious watermelon, avocado, and citrus, and rich pistachios, almonds, chestnuts, walnuts, and hazelnuts. But we can’t leave out the fresh herbs and spices, meat and dairy of Cyprus. These are the raw materials of the cuisine of Cyprus, like an artists array of deep pigments for painting masterpieces.