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We invariably eat all 3 meals at home

Hey Popcorn Tours,

Thank you for taking the time to reply. 馃榾

Tell us more about your routine...are your meals freshly cooked, or do you rely more on meal prep based on your work schedule?

Do you stick to your traditional foods from back home, or do you try some new dishes from your host country?

We would love to hear more from you!

Cheers,

Cheryl

Hi Cheryl,

not a problem !

Our 3 daily meals we prepare at home using our tried and trusted "home" receipes, using the best local ingredients we can get our hands on. Lots of fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, dates, rice pasta, organic chicken, good bread.

We don't experiment with "local" recipies as such .聽 聽

We make a meal plan for the whole week and then prepare a shopping list on google keep. We then shop twice a week in supermarkets and a local farmer shop. Meals are prepared in a batch cooking method and frozen. We then eat a selection of the frozen meals and freshly prepared meals. This is the same method we used in the UK. It cuts down on waste, makes shopping easy and means we know what to eat each day without having to decide and make rushed decisions. If the meal is from the freezer it is quick to prepare rather than from scratch.

We use local ingredients like fresh veg and fruit from the farm shop.

We were surprised to find cauliflower, parsnips, brussels and cabbage red and green in abundance and better tasting than the UK. Apart from being giant size!聽 We do not eat out often as we find the portion sizes too big. If we eat out we use local restaurants and grill houses.

We do eat a mix of UK traditional meals but also Cypriot dishes like giant beans with tomatoes, green lentils. Pitta and various dips as well. Olives are a big favourite.聽

Since arriving we have increased our fruit and veg intake trying to stick to what should be a more Mediterranean diet.

@phildraper

How does that cut down waste?

I have never wasted food in my life. We have a Sunday roast, then in the evening we will have a couple of beef sandwiches. Monday, we will have a shepherd's Pie from the meat on Sunday, we will mince the meat. We grow most of our vegetables, and we will make sauces out of the tomatoes and freeze them.

No waste as we only buy what we need for the week at the 2 shops visits and eat it all in the timescales of the meal plan

@phildraper

Oh, right, I thought, you meant by your cooking practice. The same with us, we buy weekly. We might buy in bulk things that won't perish, like Coffee beans when they are on special offer or olive oil.

@phildraper

No waste by us either, though I have thought for years what I could do with beetroot, carrot peel after peeling, potatoes skins, chicken skins聽 etc ? Since we are currently europe based snow -birds, only visiting over winter, buying a donkey is out of the question :-)

@phildraper
No waste by us either, though I have thought for years what I could do with beetroot, carrot peel after peeling, potatoes skins, chicken skins etc ? Since we are currently europe based snow -birds, only visiting over winter, buying a donkey is out of the question :-) - @Popcorn Tours

Peelings, Chicken bones, they get used to make chicken stock, or a clear soup. Any left meat also just falls off the bones, and that can be mixed with some veg and rice.

Eat out for main meals -

cereals/yoghurts for breakfast

sandwich for lunch

@Popcorn Tours

My wife would volunteer to look after the donkey while you were way lol

Have you thought of freezing the peeling and then using them in stock?

鉂わ笍 it would have to be a well behaved reticent donkey otherwise my wife wouldn't adopt it !!

That's a very good idea, send me a nice "stock receipe" !

Hello everyone,Managing meals day-to-day can sometimes be a real mental challenge, even more so when you land in a new environment, with different schedules, habits or ingredients. How do you manage your meal routine as an expat in Cyprus? We invite you to share your experience in order to help fellow expats and soon-to-be expats.What are the main changes you have made to your meal routine since settling in Cyprus?Did you face any challenges to adapt to new meal habits? Do you cook fresh meals everyday or do you meal prep? Why?If you live with your family, do you prepare meals for everyone for school or work? Are canteens available?Do you usually eat out for lunch or dinner or do you prefer eating at home?What surprised you the most about meals in Cyprus, either in terms of habits, timing, portions, meal composition, food culture, etc.?Share your insights, experience and meal routines!Thank you for your contribution.Cheryl大咖福利影院 Team聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽PUNIN GROUP 蟺伪蟻苇蠂蔚喂 蔚蟺喂蠂蔚喂蟻畏渭伪蟿喂魏苇蟼 魏伪喂 蠁慰蟻慰位慰纬喂魏苇蟼 蠀蟺畏蟻蔚蟽委蔚蟼, 魏伪胃蠋蟼 魏伪喂 蠂蟻萎蟽喂渭伪 蔚蟻纬伪位蔚委伪 蠈蟺蠅蟼 慰 @Cheryl

For me the biggest adjustment was timing and portions. Meals in Cyprus tend to be later and much more social, especially dinner, which took some getting used to at first. Lunch is often lighter or eaten on the go, while dinner can easily turn into a long sit-down meal.

I mostly cook at home during the week using fresh local ingredients 鈥� fruit, vegetables, and seafood are easy to find and good quality. Meal prep helps a lot, especially for busy workdays. Eating out is more of a weekend or social thing rather than a daily habit.

Hello Ryan,

Welcome to 大咖福利影院 馃榾

Thank you for sharing these insights. Your explanation of how meal timing and portion sizes differ is very helpful, particularly the contrast between lighter, on-the-go lunches and long, social dinners..

I am sure this will give future readers a clearer idea of what to expect when adapting to daily life in Cyprus.

Cheers,

Cheryl

大咖福利影院 team