DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Cypriot Souvlaki
Also known as: κυπριακό σουβλάκι
The Cyprus Press and Information Office includes pork souvlaki in its collection of traditional family dishes.
About Cypriot Souvlaki
The Cyprus Press and Information Office includes pork souvlaki in its collection of traditional family dishes. This version selects pork neck, grilled on skewers and placed in warmed Cypriot pita.
Onion, parsley, cucumber and tomato give the filling its fresh vegetable character. Salt seasons the pork; the book’s optional lemon, cabbage and dairy or sesame dips allow additions to the basic serving.
The browned pork is removed from its skewers before the pita is filled. Greaseproof paper holds the serving together. The book also suggests chips alongside it, while its separate optional marinade is not selected.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten).
Optional additions: Sesame, Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Cypriot Souvlaki
Cyprus Press and Information Office’s traditional pork souvlaki with pita.
- Pork neckProtein
- OnionBase
- Fresh parsleyAromatic
- CucumberBase
- TomatoBase
- Cypriot pita breadBaseIngredient page not linked
- Sea saltSeasoning
- CabbageAccompaniment · Optional
- Lemon wedgeAccompaniment · Optional
- Tahini dipAccompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- YogurtAccompaniment · Optional
- Talatouri (tzatziki)Accompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- ChipsAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Pork neck: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual neck option selected over shoulder; no lamb/chicken substitute.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh parsley: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cucumber: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cypriot pita bread: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Normal wheat pita confirms Wheat; whole separate bread formula unprovided.; Ingredient page link pending verification or catalogue review
- Sea salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cabbage (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit optional additions group.
- Lemon wedge (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit optional additions, not required marinade juice.
- Tahini dip (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Sesame source-confirmed. Named sesame dip confirms Sesame; full separate dip formula not imported.
- Yogurt (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Literal optional dairy yogurt.
- Talatouri (tzatziki) (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Named normal dairy-yogurt dip confirms Milk; full sauce formula unknown.
- Chips: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual side choice chips rather than salad in source tip; full potato/fat/seasoning formula unprovided.
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.