Now my friend Scott’s parents were in town and for there last night they brought me along to experience true Cyrus cuisine: Mezze! Cyprus Mezze is basically a selection of small dishes that come out throughout the meal. Within the first five minutes of sitting down our whole table was already covered with salads, meats, halloumi chesse (don’t even get me starts on how amazing it is) tzatziki sauces and the list goes on for about twenty dishes. Now as I was stuffing my face with everything in sight my eye was drawn to a few things that were just placed on the table: Snails and Liver (who’s liver were not very sure?). Now normally I would pass this opportunity up right away, but I am studying aboard and “suppose” to be absorbing every ounce of Greek culture so I decided to try it out. The Liver was probably the most horrific thing I have ever tasted in my life, so the snails were looking pretty good at this point. Yes you heard me, those creepy small “animals” that shows up all over your porch after it rains and you freak out after you stepped on them. Yeah I ate THAT. I must say pealing it out of the shell was disgusting due to the fact you could see it’s head, facial features and whole body. However, when in Cyprus! (right?) So I held my breath, chopped off the head part and shoved the snail’s body into my mouth. The actual taste was more desirable than the liver, however getting over the whole I just ate a snail was an epic fail on my part.
Overall my first Mezze experience was awesome. Not only was the food great (for the most part) but so was the atmosphere of this quaint little restaurant. Being surrounded by Cypriots enjoying there traditional meal really gave you the feeling of the “local” aspect of Cyprus; which is what becoming a travel is really about.
αντίο xo,
Lindsey
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