Restaurants in Cyprus
and rich Northern Cypriot cuisine

The island of Cyprus, which possesses a massively rich cultural build-up, has-a very special culinary culture that has formed in the course of its nine millennia history.

This culinary culture, on which the geographical location of the island of Cyprus is felt, is, as one French historian puts it, "neither Greek, nor Latin; neither gothic nor renaissance; neither Arab nor Turkish". As a matter of fact, the Cypriot cuisine ought to be thought as the resultant of all these.

This cuisine composed of numerous tastes left behind by numerous civilization, is quite rich and tasty in terms of its starters and soups. Spices are also widely used for the Cypriot meals that are usually prepared by vegetable oils. Besides being a quite useful nutrient, the olive oil, produced from the olives of Cyprus, is lighter than other kinds.

The olive oil which is combined with vegetables, and especially the Mediterranean Diet, protects the men from heart diseases, cancer, diabetes and obesity. In the Cypriot cuisine there are two types of olives: the matured black one and Tsakistes, cracked green olives which are preserved in jars with salt and lemon juice.

For centuries, olive oil is used to be a common food for the Cypriots. Sauce culture is common, though not as much as in Europe. Especially in tourist areas, there are restaurants that offer fine examples from the various cuisines in the world.

Parallel to the developing tourism, the Chinese, Italian, Indian and French cuisines have also taken their places. In the last decade, fast food and popular catering services have become more common as well. Fine Cypriot cuisine you can try in remarkable Northern Cyprus Restaurants.

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