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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