"Turkey: Food Fight with Cyprus Opens New Front
March 17, 2011 - 11:25am, by Yigal Schleifer
Yigal Schleifer
Turkish? Cypriot? Actually, neither.
It appears that Greek Cyprus has opened up another front in its ongoing battle with Turkey to claim certain traditional food items as its own. Before it was baklava and Turkish (or, if you prefer, Cypriot) coffee. But now Turkish food makers are crying foul over Cypriot attempts to stake a claim as the creators of lahmacun -- a baked thin round of dough covered with a savory minced meat paste (and which actually has Syrian roots). From the Hurriyet Daily News: "
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