Cyprus Cuisine
Moussakas, is the most famous Greek dish. Layered with sautéed slices of potatoes and eggplant with the meat sauce in the middle layer. Topped with béchamel sauce and myzithra cheese. The vegetables are fried in extra virgin olive oil and left in a colander or on kitchen paper to drain any excess oil. A [...]
Fakes (pronounced fakhés) moutjentra is a lentil recipe we make in Cyprus and is a high protein, balanced healthy food, especially with the combination of rice. In Greece they make a similar recipe in the Aegean islands which is called Fakoryzo, meaning lentils and rice. I remember when my mother used to make moutzentra, she [...]
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