Northern Cyprus traditional cuisine means definitely an inseparable adventure as tasty Cypriot food represents a part of the unique culture.
 Turkish-Cypriot cuisine has been influenced by different cultures throughout history. Influences come from the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Cyprus itself. Each dish has a specific taste and is well presented reflecting the Cypriot character. A few Cypriot dishes: Molohiya; yalanci dolma; shish Kebab; mousakka. Local dishes are delicious, particularly the meze. This is a specialty of Cyprus and consists of a large number of cold and hot dishes such as different salads, meats, vegetable, and fish. Most served meze dishes are grilled haloumi cheese, bulgur köfte and sigara borek.
 Turkish coffee is an important part of everyday life across Northern Cyprus. Coffee has been introduced to the West by the Ottoman Turks in the 15th century. The secret of making Turkish coffee is that the coffee beans are ground into a fine powder and then it is cooked together with sugar producing a thick cream on top. Turkish coffee is served in small cups in three ways and always asked before the coffee is brewed which of the three one would like. Coffee types are; sah-de, which is unsweetened, ortah, which is moderately sweet, and shekerli, which is very sweet. |
