Jamie Oliver made a dish he called 'Cyprus Chicken' on his 30 Minute Meals  series. As the name of the series suggests he made Cyprus chicken, a tossed cabbage, coriander and chilli salad and mini pittas in under 30 minutes. For the chicken he stuffed chicken breasts with a yummy combination of feta cheese (?), sundried tomatoes and parsley/basil leaves. Those with a sharp foodie eye however would say 'Hang on Mr Jamie, Feta comes from Greece!' and certainly feta cheese is indeed a specialty of Greece, whereas the Cypriot specialty cheese is Halloumi. 

Ok, well its easy to confuse Greece with Cyprus because of some historical connections but they're different countries. So..here's a recipe for the Cypriot version. I wouldn't say this is a traditional recipe by any means but it has the flavours of Cyprus rolled into a delicious yummy breast of a local bird

The tava is the metal or ceramic dish that you put in the oven. This dish, variations of which exist in many parts of the med, is my own version of comfort food when i have worked hard and can't be bothered to spent ages preparing something. You can make this with any meat incl chicken, lamb and with just vegetables or even prawns. The basic ingredients are the meat, potatoes, onions, tomatoes and a bit of Cinnamon. But, you can add other veggies such as paprika or eggplant. The usual method is to place all these ingredients in the greased tava dish add some water, cover and wack in the oven. In this recipe i do the same but once cooked i take the lid off and allow the meat and potatoes to brown a little bit before serving

Kolokassi is a root vegetable that grows in Cyprus. It originates from Polynesia and Asia. In Tahiti it is called Taro. It was probably transported through Asia to Egypt where its use spread to other countries of the Mediterranean such as Cyprus, Lebanon and Spain. Kolokassi is not found in Greek cooking.

This is a traditional Cypriot recipe where it is cooked with pork and potatoes in a rich tomato sauce.

I always knew when my mother was cooking this dish by the wonderful smell of the red wine and coriander drifting through the house. Afelia is made with diced pork marinaded in these ingredients for several hours. Its not too difficult and preparation time is around an hour although you can stew the meat as long as you like to bring out the flavours.

This is a dish that i like because its seasonal and healthy. It can be cooked with either chicken or lamb. Fresh peas, in their pods, are abundant in the spring througout the Mediteranean region and theres nothing that compares to their smell as they are cooking. Artichokes are commanly eaten raw but this is an excellent way to try sample their spicy exotic flavour in a cooked dish. Cooked artichokes have a soft texture and delicate flavour similar to jerusalem artichokes. The dill combines with the caramel-like flavour of the peas and enhance their aroma.