Being Vegan in Cyprus: what a nightmare, you will
think!
It’s a bit true at the beginning: I must admit that I
was quickly bored of eating Village salads (tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce and
some timid onions) and tahini!
I felt that I was persecuted by Souvlakia and other
meats. The meat smoke can be everywhere in Cyprus. The climax was during Tsiknopemti
(“The Thursday of Tsikna”), the day of meat smoke – 40 days before the Greek
Orthodox Easter, when I could not hide anywhere… Some even say that if we look
at the Island from the slky, it disappears under a huge smoke cloud! So nice…
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| Vegan Zombie must eat GRAINS! |
Then, I discovered the taste of Cyprus vegetables (the
kind of tomatoes that really smells like tomatoes and which is….surprisingly
red!), the farmers’ markets* and my life changed. I tried a lot of fruits and
vegetables that I had never eaten before: loquat, pepino, taro, etc.
I also found very nice places to have lunch and
dinner: Inga’s Veggie Heaven, Utopia (on Fridays), Bistro 48, etc. I will try
my best to give you soon some tips in order to be a Vegan Cypriot!
My Vegan attitude could not stop and I decided not to
convert all Cypriots to Veganism: that would be impossible, I guess. But I wanted
to share my passion for delicious cruelty-free food. It’s why I decided to
teach how to cook Vegan food! That’s how the whole adventure started!
* There are two farmers'markets in Nicosia:
- the Oxi Square Market, on the Avenue Konstantinou Palaiologou, on Constanza
Bastion, in the Old town, every Wednesday and Saturday from 6 a.m. to 4
p.m.
- the Organic Market, organised by Riverland Bio Farm, close to Jumbo
Nicosia, every day.