Interview with Eleni Nearchou
I came across Aydan’s content on TikTok a few months ago. A Turkish Cypriot dietitian, born and raised in Australia and now based in London, that tells people facts about Cypriot food. “Food Anthropology”, as she says in her Instagram bio. For example, did you know that Moudjendra lentils were found in a 13th century cookbook? “Kitab al Tabikh” – The book of dishes. It travelled in 1571 with the Ottomans to Cyprus, with Syrian, Anatolian and Levantine migrants. Besides the excitement I get every time I learn a new fact about something I’ve been familiar with my entire life, I was impressed by the fact that, Turkish Cypriot cuisine is so identical with Greek Cypriot cuisine. I mean, it’s Cypriot cuisine after all. The only difference…
