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Afelia

Afelia 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. During the British era the use of butter instead of oil was noted. Afelia is usually served with potato dish, bulgur and yogurt.

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Afelia (Greek: 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.12 During the British era (from 1878) the use of butter instead of oil was noted.3 Afelia is usually served with potato dish, bulgur and yogurt.1

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  1. "Αφέλια" (in Greek). Cyprus Food Virtual Museum. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. "Χοιρινό Αφέλια". visitcyprus.com (in Greek). Cyprus Tourist Organisation. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  3. "Media Hora para Cocinar: Afelia (Chipre)". mediahoradecocina.blogspot.fr. Retrieved 31 July 2016.