Cypriot Breakfast is a big part of the Cypriot culture, and today this article discusses all the traditional breakfast in Cyprus you should try when visiting this beautiful country. Click here to book online Cyprus activities and Day Tours
What is really great about Cypriot cuisine is its Mediterranean influences and you can see a lot of crossovers with other popular cuisines like Greek, Turkish, and Lebanese cuisine. You can have a budget of €30 a day in Cyprus for food and it can already get you more than enough decent meals.
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Cypriot Breakfast: 13 Best Traditional Breakfast in Cyprus You Should Try
The Typical Cypriot Breakfast
If we really need to look at a mix of what’s typical for breakfast in Cyprus, this is what you can find in most Cypriot households and even Cypriot hotels:
- Eggs for protein, either hard-boiled, fried or omelet
- Cypriot meat as an alternate protein source/meat, either Loukanika (Cypriot sausages) or Lountza (smoked pork tenderloin)
- Cypriots love their cheeses as well, like the local Halloumi cheese (which can be served grilled) or soft white Anari cheese, or unsalted Anari
- Bourekia with Anari cheese, or almond croissants
- Marmalades are typical in Cypriot breakfast too – various flavors like orange, strawberry, apricot, and more
- Elies Tsakistes, the Cypriot’s crushed green olives with coriander, and other vegetables like tomatoes and cucumbers
- Baked bread with prozymi (pro-dough), toasted Athienitiko bread, or even wood fire oven-made bread if you can find one works well too
- Fillings like Cypriot honey and butter
- Last but not the least, their very delicious Cyprus coffee or orange juice
Let’s look at all the individual breakfast additions of a traditional breakfast in Cyprus below:
1. Mpoukkoma – A Complete Cypriot Breakfast
Mpoukkoma is traditionally known in Cyprus as small bites. Any mix of the traditional Cypriot breakfast can be considered Mpoukkoma. Mixed bread with Halloumi cheese and marmalade, with Turkish coffee and orange juices.
Added with Cypriot sausages Loukanika and more. There’s no doubt that breakfast in Cyprus is delicious and extravagant as it should start your day right!
1. Halloumi
Halloumi is one of the most popular snacks in Cyprus. Halloumi is grilled cheese that you can eat with salad or in a sandwich and it’s so delicious. Definitely, a part of the breakfast in Cyprus you don’t want to miss out on.
2. Kolokithakia Me Avga/ Kolokouthkia Me T’afka (Zucchini/Courgette With Eggs)
The Kolokithakia me Avga / Kolokouthkia me t’afka is zucchini or courgette with eggs. It can be made for breakfast or when you do not have enough time to cook a slow dish. The Kolokithakia me Avga is fast, delicious, and definitely one of the simple and popular dishes in Cypriot cuisine, and easily a traditional breakfast in Cyprus!
The Kolokithakia me Avga / Kolokouthkia me t’afka is zucchini or courgette with eggs and can be served with rice or bread. Cut and fried in olive oil and you have this delicious Cypriot breakfast.
3. Loukanika / Loukaniko / Pastourma – Traditional Cypriot Breakfast
Loukanika / Loukaniko is a Cypriot breakfast staple also known as the traditional Greek pork Sausages. Greek cuisine definitely has a lot of influence on Cypriot cuisine. Loukanika is made with pork with so many spices and even orange peels.
These are made with natural casing like other traditional sausages and are already cooked so you only need to heat then serve and you got yourself a typical breakfast in Cyprus!
4. Lountza
If Loukanika is what you have for a more savory breakfast, Lountza is what you need to get if you want a sweeter and tastier Cypriot breakfast.
Lountza is dried smoked pork tenderloin and is a very common delicacy in Cyprus and easily served as part of their Cypriot breakfasts. Served it Halloumi cheese and bread and you got yourself a perfect breakfast in Cyprus!
5. Anari
If you find yourself craving more cheeses while in Cyprus, the next popular cheese after Halloumi is the Anari. Anari is a fresh mild cheese, soft, ricotta style and its main difference with Halloumi is that Halloumi is made from curd, while Anari is made from whey. Definitely another tasty cheese to have in your morning breakfast in Cyprus – don’t miss it.
6. Loukoumi / Cypriot Delight
The most common and traditional partner of Turkish coffee is the Loukoumi, the sweet that you see next to the Turkish coffee in the image above. These are some of the most favorite sweets in Cyprus and are served in coffee shops everywhere in Cyprus and even served in weddings. If you’re craving something sweet with your coffee, you’ll need to try one of these.
Loukoumi is made from water, sugar, and starch. It’s mixed and boiled and becomes this transparent sticky mixture of Cypriot delight, served in small cubes and covered with icing sugar. Now we’re drooling! This is totally not one to miss when having breakfast in Cyprus!
7. Carob Honey
Raw honey in Cyprus are good parts of any Cypriot breakfast. A good one to try is the Carob Honey. Carob Honey is 100% raw honey from Carob pods. Carob fruits are used as alternatives to cocoa powder and it has the same texture.
Carob tastes just like chocolate but is sweeter and less bitter (now that’s a combination we can love). When we get our hands into one, Carob honey is definitely a staple to a good Cypriot breakfast!
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8. Pastelli Anogyras
Another sweet coming from Carob pods and can easily be part of a traditional breakfast in Cyprus is the Pastelli, which comes exclusively from the village of Anogyras.
Pasteli is a sticky sweet made from Carob pods and can be partnered with coffee for a sweet morning breakfast in Cyprus.
9. Flaouna
Flaouna is traditional Cypriot bread and easily a Cypriot breakfast staple. It’s made from sesame seeds, semolina, butter, plain flour, and eggs. You can partner these with Cypriot cheeses or meats.
10. Turkish Coffee
Turkish Coffee is strong and unfiltered. Since Cyprus is so close to Turkey and you like coffee you will be able to enjoy Turkish coffee. Prices are around €1 in local coffee shops.
11. Cypriot Coffee
Cypriot coffee or Cyprus coffee is very strong and never served with milk. You can order it sketo (which means plain coffee), metrio (which means one teaspoon of sugar), or glyki (with two teaspoons of sugar). Cypriot coffee is made from finely ground beans, the Cypriot coffee is brewed in its unique small long handled pot, the Mbiriki.
The Mbiriki is traditionally made from copper although nowadays you’ll see modern ones. Coffee needs to boil at the exact right time to create the froth on top called kaimaki. Because of how this coffee is brewed, patterns are created in the bottom of the cup, which fortune tellers can use to predict your future.
12. Orange Juice
A classic Cypriot orange juice Perfect match for coffee and bread and sweets with your Cypriot breakfast – don’t miss it when having a delicious breakfast in Cyprus!
13. Coconut Water
Coconut water is so refreshing and healthy drink, especially during the hot Mediterranean summers. Who can disagree? You will find it easily around the beaches in Cyprus, and you can have it any time of the day, even having it for your breakfast in Cyprus!
Hope you liked our Cypriot breakfast blog post. Let us know if we missed any traditional breakfast in Cyprus and which one is your favorite one in the list of Cyprus Breakfast.
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