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[denizaksulu]

anyone fancy papoutsosika

I tried sharing baboutso sika with colleagues of mine in London. They call me a neanderthal man for eating such fruit. I end up eating most of them. Yummy. Its usually the English who turn up their noses. Bunch of idiots.
Regards
DA

Is that the same as "prickly pear" DA.??

I love that fruit.

Got it in one Kikapu. In Turkishcyp they will call it Babutsa or the posh ones will call it in Turkish Misir inciri (Egyptian fig!!!) God only knows why!!
Regards
Deniz

As kids in Kücük Kaymakli, we would pick these right off the plant and cut the skin off very carefully and enjoy it.

I have done the same in the Arizona desert few times not too long ago.

I'm amazed to find, that not too many people know one can eat these things.

It's a good "desert survival" food, if you should find your self in one.

Rattler is the other.

In the older Cowboy film we used to laugh when we saw Red Indians sorry Native Americans sipping water out of gigantic cacti and the gringo's looking in amazement. Its amazing how juicy they can get.
Regards
Deniz.

[Kikapu]

anyone fancy papoutsosika

I tried sharing baboutso sika with colleagues of mine in London. They call me a neanderthal man for eating such fruit. I end up eating most of them. Yummy. Its usually the English who turn up their noses. Bunch of idiots.
Regards
DA

Is that the same as "prickly pear" DA.??

I love that fruit.

Got it in one Kikapu. In Turkishcyp they will call it Babutsa or the posh ones will call it in Turkish Misir inciri (Egyptian fig!!!) God only knows why!!
Regards
Deniz

As kids in Kücük Kaymakli, we would pick these right off the plant and cut the skin off very carefully and enjoy it.

I have done the same in the Arizona desert few times not too long ago.

I'm amazed to find, that not too many people know one can eat these things.

It's a good "desert survival" food, if you should find your self in one.

Rattler is the other.

In the older Cowboy film we used to laugh when we saw Red Indians sorry Native Americans sipping water out of gigantic cacti and the gringo's looking in amazement. Its amazing how juicy they can get.
Regards
Deniz.

Absolutely correct on the Cactus's. They do hold great deal of water in them. What amazes me the most is, where they grow, there is no water around. It's just another desert adaptation by plants and animals.

[Chimera]

As a vegetarian, I drool over mbourghouri and a big dollop of yoghurt (Ohhh no. Just realised, looking at the spelling it looks Turkish.......I may have to find some other dish).

Only kidding. I shall have to compromise my principles on this one.

[denizaksulu]

anyone fancy papoutsosika

I tried sharing baboutso sika with colleagues of mine in London. They call me a neanderthal man for eating such fruit. I end up eating most of them. Yummy. Its usually the English who turn up their noses. Bunch of idiots.
Regards
DA

Is that the same as "prickly pear" DA.??

I love that fruit.

Got it in one Kikapu. In Turkishcyp they will call it Babutsa or the posh ones will call it in Turkish Misir inciri (Egyptian fig!!!) God only knows why!!
Regards
Deniz

As kids in Kücük Kaymakli, we would pick these right off the plant and cut the skin off very carefully and enjoy it.

I have done the same in the Arizona desert few times not too long ago.

I'm amazed to find, that not too many people know one can eat these things.

It's a good "desert survival" food, if you should find your self in one.

Rattler is the other.

In the older Cowboy film we used to laugh when we saw Red Indians sorry Native Americans sipping water out of gigantic cacti and the gringo's looking in amazement. Its amazing how juicy they can get.
Regards
Deniz.

Absolutely correct on the Cactus's. They do hold great deal of water in them. What amazes me the most is, where they grow, there is no water around. It's just another desert adaptation by plants and animals.

You will be surprised how much water is in the atmosphere. If you could have a refridgerator in the hottest Arizona desert, and you took out a can of beer where do you think the condensation comes from. Also its the ability for these plants to store and preserve this water. It is amazing.
Regards
Deniz

[Filitsa]

hehe

I LOVE SO MANY!!!

1.Sheftalia
2. fasolaki giaxni
3.Makaronia tou fornou

Have to be my top 3.

I lovelovelovelovelovelove our food ^^

I love them too. Tomorrow I am cooking Fasulya Yahni to be eaten with juicy raw onions.
I cant wait
Regards DA

Denizaksulu, have you tried bamyes yahni with raw onion? ... a forkful of bamyes and a bite of of sweet vidalia onion ... mmm.

[denizaksulu]

hehe

I LOVE SO MANY!!!

1.Sheftalia
2. fasolaki giaxni
3.Makaronia tou fornou

Have to be my top 3.

I lovelovelovelovelovelove our food ^^

I love them too. Tomorrow I am cooking Fasulya Yahni to be eaten with juicy raw onions.
I cant wait
Regards DA

Denizaksulu, have you tried bamyes yahni with raw onion? ... a forkful of bamyes and a bite of of sweet vidalia onion ... mmm.

[denizaksulu]

hehe

I LOVE SO MANY!!!

1.Sheftalia
2. fasolaki giaxni
3.Makaronia tou fornou

Have to be my top 3.

I lovelovelovelovelovelove our food ^^

I love them too. Tomorrow I am cooking Fasulya Yahni to be eaten with juicy raw onions.
I cant wait
Regards DA

Denizaksulu, have you tried bamyes yahni with raw onion? ... a forkful of bamyes and a bite of of sweet vidalia onion ... mmm.

Are you asking a Cypriot that. Ofcourse I have . I consider myself an expert in cooking Bamyades. I better go and check my fasolaki now. CU later.

[Kristianikos]

Doesn't anyone like keftedes?? I can eat a couple of dozen at a time. I like them with a lot of artisha, cumin (Izmir Kefte).

haha, i did the exact same thing today. I made quite a lot, mmm.. how i have longed for kioftedes, i haven't had them in ages !

and for dessert, some lovely pattixa and xalloumi

-drools-

[iceman]

What about Molohiya cooked with lamb?? no one like that? I love it

[Kikapu]

OK, time to get some of you "turned off" from Cypriot food.

Years ago, my father who did most of the cooking at home, in the UK, would on occasions cook couple of sheep heads in water with lemon juice and all. Then we would all sit around the table, and break open the skull and eat the meat off the jaw bones.

It tasted rather delicious actually.

The brain was left for last.

The only thing that would remain, were the bones and the eyes.

Not had the chance to repeat the above experience in the last 25+ years.