GREECE & CYPRUS FOOD DESTINATIONS


Sell Greece and Cyprus’ culinary side with Laura French’s guide to the best dishes in the region


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In good taste


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here are certain places in the world that just seem to have


been made for foodies – where leaving without having to loosen the belt a notch (or better still, buy a whole new wardrobe) is nothing short of sacrilege. Greece and Cyprus are two of those places, with dishes to suit every taste bud under the (almost year-round) sun. Here, we’ve put together a list of some of the best, with recommendations on where to book for clients wanting to try them in authentic surrounds – cue creamy moussakas in old tavernas, rich mezze dishes in warm, welcoming cities, and freshly-made sweets in remote little villages.


◗ KLEFTIKO Tender, melt-in-the-mouth lamb falling off the bone, fluffy potatoes and sweet,


juicy vegetables, slow-cooked together and infused with a rich white wine sauce – kleftiko is akin to heaven in the foodie stakes. The dish dates back 200


years, when kleftes (mountain thieves) would steal lamb and cook it in an underground fire- pit; today, it’s a staple on menus across Greece and Cyprus. For clients wanting to go back a step, suggest the Annabelle hotel in Paphos, which offers cooking classes for guests wishing to learn how to make the dish, along with its traditional accompaniment, tzatziki.


◗ HALLOUMI Halloumi is the food of the moment, but we’ve been a tad slow to catch on – Cyprus has been producing it since the 1500s. For those wanting to sample it at its freshest, the tourist board recommends Droushia, a quaint, stone-built mountain village just outside Paphos, where travellers can visit dairy farms to try it hot off the press, or enjoy it grilled on a skewer in one of the many olde-worlde restaurants which overlook the idyllic, rolling scenery.


3 January 2019travelweekly.co.uk63


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