His recipes. Made his way.
Alepina began in 2015 with Aleksandar, a butcher from a small Bulgarian village who spent his life collecting recipes. He named it after two people, ALE for Aleksandar and PINA for Pavlina, and began with four recipes he was proud of. He left behind a notebook of everything he perfected. Now his son is bringing those recipes out, one by one, made exactly his way.
Read his story
My father, Aleksandar, was born in a small village in Bulgaria, the son of a farmer. He learned his trade there, and spent his working life making meat products of every kind, in one workshop after another, collecting recipes as he went. He wrote every one of them down.
When there was not enough at home to build a life on, he came to Cyprus and started again. He learned the market, learned what people here love to eat, and never stopped learning.
In 2015 he opened his own shop, Alex's Butchery, and founded Alepina. He named it after two people: ALE from Aleksandar and PINA from Pavlina. He chose four recipes to begin with: Кюфте, Кебапче, Наденица and Кърначе. He was proud of them, and his customers kept asking for them. When Covid came, he moved from the counter to supplying shops, and the four found their way onto shelves across Cyprus.
He never stopped testing. He was in love with the craft, and everything he perfected went into his notebook. He was getting ready to bring out the next recipes when he passed away.
His dream was to share what he knew and the flavours he loved. I found his notebook, and that dream is now my mission: to bring his recipes out one by one, made exactly the way he made them, so you can enjoy them the way you already enjoy the first four.
Anton, Aleksandar's son
Οι συνταγές του. Όπως τις έφτιαχνε εκείνος.
Η Alepina ξεκίνησε το 2015 με τον Αλεξάνταρ, έναν χασάπη από ένα μικρό χωριό της Βουλγαρίας που πέρασε τη ζωή του μαζεύοντας συνταγές. Της έδωσε το όνομα δύο ανθρώπων, ALE για τον Αλεξάνταρ και PINA για την Παυλίνα, και ξεκίνησε με τέσσερις συνταγές για τις οποίες ήταν περήφανος. Άφησε πίσω του ένα τετράδιο με όλα όσα τελειοποίησε. Τώρα ο γιος του φέρνει αυτές τις συνταγές, μία μία, φτιαγμένες ακριβώς όπως εκείνος.
Διαβάστε την ιστορία του
Ο πατέρας μου, ο Αλεξάνταρ, γεννήθηκε σε ένα μικρό χωριό της Βουλγαρίας, γιος αγρότη. Εκεί έμαθε την τέχνη του και πέρασε όλη του τη ζωή φτιάχνοντας κάθε είδους προϊόντα κρέατος, από το ένα εργαστήριο στο άλλο, μαζεύοντας συνταγές στην πορεία. Τις έγραφε όλες, μία προς μία.
Όταν στον τόπο του δεν υπήρχαν αρκετά για να στήσει μια ζωή, ήρθε στην Κύπρο και ξεκίνησε από την αρχή. Έμαθε την αγορά, έμαθε τι αγαπούν να τρώνε οι άνθρωποι εδώ, και δεν σταμάτησε ποτέ να μαθαίνει.
Το 2015 άνοιξε το δικό του μαγαζί, το Alex's Butchery, και ίδρυσε την Alepina. Της έδωσε το όνομα δύο ανθρώπων: ALE από τον Αλεξάνταρ και PINA από την Παυλίνα. Ξεκίνησε με τέσσερις συνταγές: Кюфте, Кебапче, Наденица και Кърначе. Ήταν περήφανος γι' αυτές, και οι πελάτες του τις ζητούσαν ξανά και ξανά. Όταν ήρθε η πανδημία, πέρασε από τον πάγκο στην προμήθεια καταστημάτων, και οι τέσσερις βρήκαν τη θέση τους σε ράφια σε όλη την Κύπρο.
Δεν σταμάτησε ποτέ να δοκιμάζει. Ήταν ερωτευμένος με την τέχνη του, και ό,τι τελειοποιούσε το έγραφε στο τετράδιό του. Ετοιμαζόταν να βγάλει τις επόμενες συνταγές όταν έφυγε από τη ζωή.
Το όνειρό του ήταν να μοιραστεί όσα ήξερε και τις γεύσεις που αγαπούσε. Βρήκα το τετράδιό του, και αυτό το όνειρο είναι πλέον η αποστολή μου: να φέρνω τις συνταγές του μία μία, φτιαγμένες ακριβώς όπως τις έφτιαχνε εκείνος, για να τις απολαμβάνετε όπως ήδη απολαμβάνετε τις πρώτες τέσσερις.
Άντον, ο γιος του Αλεξάνταρ
Неговите рецепти. Точно както ги правеше той.
Alepina започна през 2015 г. с Александър, месар от малко българско село, който цял живот събираше рецепти. Кръсти я на двама души, ALE за Александър и PINA за Павлина, и започна с четири рецепти, с които се гордееше. Остави след себе си тетрадка с всичко, което беше усъвършенствал. Сега синът му пуска тези рецепти една по една, приготвени точно като неговите.
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Баща ми, Александър, се роди в малко село в България, син на земеделец. Там научи занаята и прекара целия си трудов живот в правене на всякакви месни продукти, от един цех в друг, като събираше рецепти по пътя. Записваше всяка една от тях.
Когато у дома нямаше достатъчно, за да си изгради живот, той дойде в Кипър и започна отначало. Опозна пазара, научи какво обичат да ядат хората тук и никога не спря да се учи.
През 2015 г. отвори собствен магазин, Alex's Butchery, и основа Alepina. Кръсти я на двама души: ALE от Александър и PINA от Павлина. Започна с четири рецепти: Кюфте, Кебапче, Наденица и Кърначе. Гордееше се с тях, а клиентите му ги търсеха отново и отново. Когато дойде пандемията, той премина от щанда към доставки за магазини и четирите намериха място по рафтовете в цял Кипър.
Никога не спря да експериментира. Беше влюбен в занаята си и всичко, което усъвършенстваше, влизаше в тетрадката му. Готвеше се да пусне следващите рецепти, когато ни напусна.
Мечтата му беше да сподели това, което знаеше, и вкусовете, които обичаше. Намерих тетрадката му и тази мечта сега е моя мисия: да пускам рецептите му една по една, приготвени точно както ги правеше той, за да им се наслаждавате така, както вече се наслаждавате на първите четири.
Антон, синът на Александър