Haloumi Cheese and a Holy Cave
Who knew, waking up at 6:30 AM, that Thursday would be such an amazing day?! I was a bundle of nerves when I woke up because I knew I had to be on camera as we examined the haloumi making process. Deciding what to wear on camera is no easy task. Particularly when the pants you’d planned on wearing have a lovely spot or two on them thanks to beet juice from another meal. Then...
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Desserts– the grand finale of every good meal, including our meze. Today we visited a confectionery, and I couldn’t wait for the aroma of sweet sugar to wake my senses up. It was quite an early start to the day when we left at seven a.m., and the day was already blistering hot. What I have learned about Cyprus is that when the sun comes up, it doesn’t waste time lingering low in...
Read MoreWednesday, the Hardest Working Day in the Cypriot Work Week
As Monday was a holiday here in Cyprus (commemorating a flood that I still need to learn the details of), this past week really threw me for a loop. After experiencing a half-closed Lefkara on Sunday, and arriving to a shut down neighborhood around our apartments, I woke up Monday to the continued illusion of a ghost town. All I can say is that Cypriots apparently take their holidays very...
Read MoreHaloumi Family Business
Over and over, I am mesmerized in Cyprus. And it’s not the modernized cities, as fascinating as they are with their curious differences you don’t expect surprising you at every turn, but rather it’s the simple beauty of the common people’s homes. It is there, in the small homes and family residences outside the cities, where I find Cyprus to be the most charming, and...
Read MoreA Tradition of Haloumi
Today’s filming took us to Pano Deftera, a small village south of Nicosia. Here we visited a cheese maker to see the process of making haloumi cheese, the most popular Cypriot cheese and commonly served with the meze. On the way to the location I was not sure what to expect. My knowledge of cheese was limited to the middle of a sandwich. Upon arrival, we were greeted by, an older...
Read MoreLefkara Lace, Leonardo Da Vinci and Anthoula
Sunday marked our last day in Limassol (Lemesos) and our return journey to Lefkosia (Nicosia). Kendra, Chelsey and I decided Saturday night that we would wake up at 5 AM to watch the sun rise over the Mediterranean before we left. However, when my alarm went off and Kendra texted me, I couldn’t make myself actually get out of bed. So Kendra and Chelsey watched the sunrise, which...
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