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Irene Matys

Greek Cypriot-Canadian cookbook author of "My Cypriot Table" (Gourmand World Cookbook Award winner); freelance food stylist, recipe developer, and food photographer based in Oakville, Ontario.

Oct 10, 2026

The History of Cyprus Podcast

The History of Cyprus Podcast

*BONUS!* My Cypriot Table with Irene Matys

Oct 10 · 37m

AndreasHOST
3:58
Can you share what happened to your family and how you eventually, you know, left Cyprus?
Irene MatysGUEST
4:06
Absolutely.
Irene MatysGUEST
4:06
So there is a little piece of it in the book.
Irene MatysGUEST
4:09
So I remember the day the sirens went off.
Irene MatysGUEST
4:13
I was actually, it was my mom, my yaya, my grandmother, it was my brother and I, and we were sitting in the kitchen.
Irene MatysGUEST
4:19
And I remember eating chicken off a green plastic plate.
Irene MatysGUEST
4:23
And when the sirens went off, of course, everybody panicked.

13 MINS LATER

AndreasHOST
17:22
Tell me some of these peculiar ingredients and why they're worth rediscovering.

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