Greek Recipes - Tasty Cypriot Food

Easy Greek Food Recipes

This collection of easy Greek recipes is an introduction to the most delicous and healthy food in the world.

The Mediterranean diet is the most healthy diet in the world and throughout Greece and Cyprus people always use the essential ingredient of olive oil. This is why people live to a ripe old age in Greece, Cyprus and other Mediterranean countries.

Legend has it that Greek gods such as Aphrodite (Patron of the island of Cyprus) used to bathe with it and today it's still the bases of many soaps and creams which are used to retain a healthy and wrinkle free skin.

The cuisine of Cyprus includes Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot food and most recipes in Greece are the same as those in Cyprus.

In Greece the food also has a slight Turkish influence due to the years of occupation under the Ottoman Empire.

Food is always accompanied by lots of crunch bread and salads and one of the most basic and tasty is the very easy to make fassoulia yiahni which is famous throughout Cyprus and Greece.

Kali Orexi! (καλή όρεξη)

Good Appetite - Enjoy!

Easy Greek Food Recipes...

Fassoulia Yiahni
(Beans in Tomatoe Sauce)

Keftedes
(Greek Meatballs)

Yemista
(Stuffed Vegetables)

Afelia
(Marinated Pork)

Moussaka
(Greek Shepherds Pie)

Flaounes - (Easter Bread)

Traditional Cyprus Easter Breads.

Very easy to make and totally delicious!

Tsoureki - Easter Bread

A delicious Greek Easter bread.

They are both very yummy and decorated with almonds and dyed red hard boiled eggs.

Vasilopita - St Basils Cake

New Year Cake

Kourabiedes

Greek shortbread covered in icing sugar

Loukoumades

Greek Honey (Meli) Balls (small doughnuts)

Baklava

Mouth-wateringly delicious!

Related Pages...

Greek Desserts

Greek Olive Oil

Cyprus Drinks

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