#sheftalia

Oven Grilled Sheftalia

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Nice change to eat at a barbecue. Crispy seasoned sausages with a nice flavor. Eat in a pita with chopped tomato, parsley, onion, cucumber, and tahini. Add plenty of lemon. Yummy

Nice change to eat at a barbecue. Crispy seasoned sausages with a nice flavor. Eat in a pita with chopped tomato, parsley, onion, cucumber, and tahini. Add plenty of lemon. Yummy

Sheftalia Cypriot BBQ Recipe International Cuisines

Yiasou patrida Kypros! #Kypros #patrida #food #sheftalies #sheftalia #pita #patates #somanyactivities #ohyeah #agianapa #agianappa #cyprus (at Aya Nappa, Cyprus)

Part 20 of 25 World Cuisines to try. (3/5) Today’s Cuisine: #Cyprus (Warm Mezze part 1) Next up on the agenda was part one of the #HotMeze, which all came out sporadically as they were being finished. The five dishes pictured are - #DiganitoKalamari (#friedsquid ), #Sheftalia (#pork #meatballs ) #Souvlaki (pork #kebab )., #Ortikia (Quail) and #KeftedesArnisia (#LambMeatballs ). The #squid was prepared the Cypriot way, in that the meat was very tender and there was a limited amount of batter which allowed me to actually taste the squid, with just a little bit of lemon and garlic to assist. The Lamb meatballs were sautéed in wine and lemon, with just a bit of parsley and onion stuffed with the ground meat. Simple and delicious. The #sheftalia, a traditional #Cypriot dish, was delicious. It’s normally prepared by chargrilling the meat while it’s encased in #CaulFat (a membrane that surrounds animals’ stomachs) instead of a sausage casing, and the meat is cooked until ready. The magic of this dish is that the caul fat makes the exterior a little crispy, while keeping the meat internally very juicy and flavorful. The ground meat used is only mixed with parsley and onion, making it so that the meat stands out more than anything else included with it. Sharing the plate with the Sheftalia is the Souvlaki. The Souvlaki, made famous by the Greeks, has its own Cypriot version as well. It’s considered a ‘healthy’ fast food on the island made with high quality meat hoisted up by steel skewers in a #foukou (Cypriot grill) to cook evenly. Very little seasoning is added so the quality of the meat cannot hide behind excessive spices or herbs. I don’t know if I ever had #Quail before this experience, so bonus points for me! This dish was incredibly well prepared – it was marinated in a combination of #wine, #oregano, #lemon, and #garlic. Quail seems to be commonly served as a mezze dish in #CypriotCuisine as it’s a common game bird on the island now more specifically bred for consumption. #ZenonTaverna  #CypriotMezePlatter #KypriakiMezedes #Meze #Astoria #Queens #Mediterranean #calamari #lamb (at ZENON TAVERNA)