Afelia

{{Short description|Cypriot pork dish}}

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Afelia ({{langx|el|αφέλια}}) is a traditional Cypriot pork dish. It is pork marinated and cooked in red wine with coarsely crushed coriander seed. In order to prepare the dish, ingredients like salt, pepper, oil etc. are included.{{cite web|title=Αφέλια|url=http://foodmuseum.cs.ucy.ac.cy/web/guest/parsintages/civitem/2531#_bs_civitems_tabcyprus.rec.tab1|publisher=Cyprus Food Virtual Museum|accessdate=25 November 2015|language=Greek}}{{cite web|title=Χοιρινό Αφέλια|url=http://www.visitcyprus.com/wps/portal/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3hXN0fHYE8TIwN3XzdDAyPDQJ9ATx9LQ-dgQ_2CbEdFABEuAf0!/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/English__en/CTO+B2C/Tourist+Information/Enjoy/Food+and+Drink/Products_and_Recipes/Pork_Afelia|website=visitcyprus.com|publisher=Cyprus Tourist Organisation|accessdate=26 November 2015|language=Greek|archive-date=14 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914170904/http://www.visitcyprus.com/wps/portal/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3hXN0fHYE8TIwN3XzdDAyPDQJ9ATx9LQ-dgQ_2CbEdFABEuAf0!/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=%2FEnglish__en%2FCTO+B2C%2FTourist+Information%2FEnjoy%2FFood+and+Drink%2FProducts_and_Recipes%2FPork_Afelia|url-status=dead}} During the British era (from 1878) the use of butter instead of oil was noted.{{cite web|url=http://mediahoradecocina.blogspot.fr/2007/12/afelia.html |title=Media Hora para Cocinar: Afelia (Chipre)|publisher=mediahoradecocina.blogspot.fr|accessdate=31 July 2016}} Afelia is usually served with potato dish, bulgur and yogurt.

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Category:Cypriot cuisine

Category:Pork dishes

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