Turkish Cypriot cuisine
For the Turkish Cypriots, a meal is a social event, so you can relax and take your time over your food, which is sure to be one of the highlights of your holiday. An evening meal begins with the ‘meze’, lots of small plates of hot and cold starters, which can almost be a meal in themselves. There are more types of kebab than you have ever imagined, made from succulent meat and a huge variety of fish and seafood available, freshly caught that day. To accompany your meal try the excellent local wine, the refreshing lager, Efes, or the national tipple, raki. You should round off your meal with a cup of thick, sweet Turkish coffee and a morsel of the world-famous Turkish Delight.
Breakfast in most North Cyprus hotels is fresh white bread, crumbly ‘white’ cheese, (similar to feta), olives, jam or honey and often tomatoes and cucumber, which is traditionally washed down with strong, sweet black tea, served in a glass.