Fancy Food products from Cyprus

The unique cheeses, food products and wines of Cyprus were once more on display earlier this summer at the New York’s International Fancy Food Show, receiving accolades for taste and quality. For centuries, shepherds in Cyprus turned their milk into some of Europe’s most delicious cheeses: Anari - a soft and light, creamy cheese, Kefalograviera - a hard pressed fully matured cheese with holes and a clean strong taste, Kashkaval and Kefalotyri fully matured cheeses with excellent body and taste, and a Feta that rivals all the others. Halloumi® cheese is unique to Cyprus and has trademark protection in the U.S. (much like Roquefort.) It can be found in the gourmet cheese bins of retail Specialty Food Stores, like Gristede’s, Whole Foods, Fairways, Zingerman’s, Zabar’s and other fine establishments. It has been discovered by chefs who include it in their menus nationwide.

The Cyprus Pavillon also featured wine, truly new and exciting alternatives to widely known varietals. Commandaria, the oldest wine with appellation of origin in the world, is still in production, made in Cyprus by the same method since at least 1,000 B.C.

Specialty food products, such as Honey Spread, derived from the combined mixing of rare varietals of natural bee honey and organic herb extracts, along with hand cooked Potato Crisps were also on display as they were hand-harvested Natural Flavored Cyprus Sea Salt Flakes. No other salt looks like it or feels like it. The delicate pyramid-shaped crystals add a fresh, unique flavor and satisfying crunch.