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brother · Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 8920 Location: London/Cyprus

This is eaten by Turkish Cypriot all the time, it can be boiled or done in the oven or a combimation of both.
Lambs/sheeps head is delicious and my favourite part is the tongue but i also like the brain with lemon and salt but i must mention that the cheeks are so good that they melt in your mouth.

Do Greek Cypriot like this too and anyone out there tried this before.

boomerang · Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 1133 Location: Melbourne

I used to get that when I was young...You are right its yummy...But I can't see the wife and kids going for eat...

brother · Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 8920 Location: London/Cyprus

boomerang wrote: I used to get that when I was young...You are right its yummy...But I can't see the wife and kids going for eat...

My wife won't go for it and the few times i convinced her to make it she did accept to try the tongue and really liked it but the brain really made her feel ill, as for my kids they both love the tongue and cheeks but get freaked out at the eyes. :lol: :lol:

Dhavlos · Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 4697 Location: Birmingham

LOL....

i know that Greek Cypriots do eat it too...dont know how often tho.

The only time ive come across it was at easter in cyprus, when my grandmother was eating the head whilst we had more or less the rest of the lamb that had been on the spit :D

cannedmoose · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:06 pm Post subject:

I think you all need psychological intervention for eating that stuff... :lol: :lol:

My first experience of a Cypriot family was being chased around the garden by my wife's uncle, with a lambs eye on a fork in one hand and its head in the other... absolutely gross...

Give me some black pudding any day :wink:

city · Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 3370 Location: Larnaca area

I'm alright with eating brain, but what I can't stand at all, is the eyes. Sometimes also in fish restaurants you get them served on a separate plate as a delicacy.

However, the whole food issue is a matter of taste, religion and getting used to it.
I mean in Asia they eat dog and ape, in Europe we don't. In some areas people eat horse which others would never do. Christians eat pork, muslims don't. Indians eat no beef and the list goes on and on.....

brother · Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 8920 Location: London/Cyprus

cannedmoose wrote: I think you all need psychological intervention for eating that stuff... :lol: :lol:

My first experience of a Cypriot family was being chased around the garden by my wife's uncle, with a lambs eye on a fork in one hand and its head in the other... absolutely gross...

Give me some black pudding any day :wink:

I don't like the eyes either but the rest of it is yummy. :wink:

respiridus · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:22 pm Post subject:

We have a family tradition for Easter: After "kalos logos" (the midnight service) we get together at my grandmother's house, and eat avgolemoni soup with lamb's head, along with flaouna and red eggs. For me, it's delicious, but I also can't stand eating the eye ;-)

We might eat lamb's head at other times, too, but not very often.

brother · Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 8920 Location: London/Cyprus

respiridus wrote: We have a family tradition for Easter: After "kalos logos" (the midnight service) we get together at my grandmother's house, and eat avgolemoni soup with lamb's head, along with flaouna and red eggs. For me, it's delicious, but I also can't stand eating the eye ;-)

We might eat lamb's head at other times, too, but not very often.

Sounds good and i find its even better with some fresh cypriot bread.....hmmmmmmm

respiridus · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:50 pm Post subject:

And some artimata (black pepper) ;-)

brother · Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 8920 Location: London/Cyprus

respiridus wrote: And some artimata (black pepper) ;-)

Hehehehehe.....when we meet up i think i know what we should go out and eat re..... :wink:

boomerang · Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 1133 Location: Melbourne

count me in...I don't know about the eyes though...I tried it before and I didn't like it...

And with the artimata, you need lemon.

brother · Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 8920 Location: London/Cyprus

boomerang wrote: count me in...I don't know about the eyes though...I tried it before and I didn't like it...

And with the artimata, you need lemon.

The more the merrier gardas but i think thats all of us that do not like the eye balls now. :lol:

Xenos 2Fan · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:00 pm Post subject:

brother wrote: boomerang wrote: count me in...I don't know about the eyes though...I tried it before and I didn't like it...

And with the artimata, you need lemon.

The more the merrier gardas but i think thats all of us that do not like the eye balls now. :lol:

I remember eating the stuff when I was a kid in Mersin and I loved the cheeks. The rest you can forget about. Brains, Eyes Tongue forget about it. There is also the prospect of a head with two eyes staring at you sitting on the table. :lol:

brother · Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 8920 Location: London/Cyprus

Xenos 2Fan wrote: brother wrote: boomerang wrote: count me in...I don't know about the eyes though...I tried it before and I didn't like it...

And with the artimata, you need lemon.

The more the merrier gardas but i think thats all of us that do not like the eye balls now. :lol:

I remember eating the stuff when I was a kid in Mersin and I loved the cheeks. The rest you can forget about. Brains, Eyes Tongue forget about it. There is also the prospect of a head with two eyes staring at you sitting on the table. :lol:

Apart from the eyes you missed all the best bits especially the tongue. :wink: