Nutrition
- Protein22%
- Fat77%
- Carbohydrates1%
Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.
About the dish
Traditional Cypriot sausages made from minced meat and herbs, wrapped in caul fat and grilled.
- Cuisine
- Cypriot
Typical ingredients
- pork
- lamb
- herbs
- caul fat
General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.
History of the dish
Cyprus
- Origin
- Cyprus
Read more
Sheftalia (locally [ʃeftaˈʎa]; Greek: σεφταλιά; Turkish: Şeftali Kebabı) is a traditional sausage that originated in Cyprus. It is made from caul fat, or omentum, the membrane that surrounds the stomach of pig or lamb, to wrap the ingredients rather than sausage casing.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Sheftalia” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Σεφταλίες / Sheftalia: where else to eat it Back to the menu of Kasparis Tavern