Gavros Plaki (baked anchovies) is one of the relatively cheap fish and that is why it is called “fish of the poor”.
During the season it is fished in abundance it ranges around 4 – 5 Euros a kilo and when the catch is not good, around the period when there is full moon, it reaches maximum 10 Euros a kilo.
Milokopi belongs to the sciaenidae family and can be found in Mediterranean fish markets but it is also found in the Eastern Atlantic. It’s scientific name is Umbrina cirrosa, but it is known as Bearded Umbrine, Corb, Corvina, Drum, Gurbell, Maigre, Sea Crow, Shi Drum, which is better known as “drums or croakers.” Drum …
Ampelofassoula are the fresh green green beans (Vigna unguiculata) also known as cow peas, also called louvi in Cyprus. These beans are eaten before they mature,usually boiled and eaten as a salad with olive oil and lemon juice. When they ripen the seeds are dried become the well known black eyed peas.
