DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Afelia
Also known as: αφέλια
Wine-braised pork with coriander, tomato bulgur and spearmint-topped yogurt.
About Afelia
Visit Cyprus pairs its pork-shoulder afelia with pourgouri, a bulgur accompaniment containing vermicelli and tomatoes. The official local-recipe version includes red-wine marination and a separate wine-based braise.
Crushed coriander seeds and cumin season the pork, while olive oil, salt and pepper complete its savoury base. Optional Commandaria adds another named Cypriot wine to the sauce.
Tender pork sits over the tomato-and-bulgur mixture. Thick Greek yogurt accompanies the plate, topped with dried spearmint, bringing a creamy contrast to the meat and grains.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Afelia
Cypriot afelia with pourgouri and yogurt.
- Pork shoulderProtein · Afelia
- Dry red wineLiquid · Marinade
- Crushed coriander seedsSeasoning · Marinade and afelia
- Ground cuminSeasoning · Marinade and afelia
- SaltSeasoning · Afelia and pourgouri
- Black pepperSeasoning · Afelia and pourgouri
- Olive oilCooking medium · Afelia and pourgouri
- Cypriot red wineLiquid · Afelia
- OnionAromatic · Pourgouri
- Dried vermicelliBase · Pourgouri
- Pourgouri (bulgur wheat)Base · Pourgouri
- Canned chopped tomatoesBase · Pourgouri
- WaterLiquid · Pourgouri
- Thick Greek yogurtAccompaniment · Serving
- Dried spearmintTopping · Serving
- CommandariaLiquid · Afelia · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Pork shoulder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Dry red wine: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader red-wine link; dry source form.
- Crushed coriander seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Used in both named stages.
- Ground cumin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Used in both named stages.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Both listed portions retained.
- Cypriot red wine: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader red-wine link preserves Cypriot source choice.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Dried vermicelli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Selected vermicelli rather than angel-hair alternative; ordinary wheat pasta.
- Pourgouri (bulgur wheat): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed
- Canned chopped tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader tomato link; canned chopped source form.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit method liquid.
- Thick Greek yogurt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed
- Dried spearmint: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Commandaria (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Optional named Cypriot wine; no exact registry candidate.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Cyprus
- CyprusCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Cypriot Cuisine
- Cypriot CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.