Tsamarella
Tsamarella is a traditional food and one of Cyprus' main lunch meats which is common in both Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities.Preparation
It consists usually of goat's meat that is salted and cured for preservation. The process of preparation traditionally involves drying in the sun for few days. After that, the meat was placed in boiled water and it was filled with condiment and then producers put it again in the sun for one more day. Tsamarella is soft, it has salty taste and it is served with alcoholic beverages as a meze.Like the vast majority of Cyprus' dried meats, tsamarella is a traditional product of Marathasa Valley, Pitsilia
and Pafos' agricultural areas. Moreover, in the past it was placed in special wooden lockers and it was used as a way to maintain food.
