Cypriot cuisine and nuts. The best-known spices and herbs include pepper, parsley, arugula, celery, fresh coriander (cilantro), thyme, and oregano. Traditionally, cumin and coriander seeds make up the main cooking aromas of the island. Mint is a very important herb in Cyprus. It grows abundantly, and locals use it for everything, particularly in dishes containing ground meat. For example, the Cypriot version of pastitsio (locally known as "macaronia tou fournou" or "makarna fırında") contains very little tomato and generous amounts of mint. The same is true of "keftedes" or "köfte" (meatballs), which are sometimes laced with mint to provide a contrast with
Iberian parsley frog been identified as degradation of its habitat, the loss of its breeding pools, and the predation of the invasive freshwater crayfish "Procambarus clarkii". Iberian parsley frog The Iberian parsley frog ("Pelodytes ibericus") is a species of frogs in the family Pelodytidae, known as "parsley frogs" because of their green speckles. This species is only found in Portugal and Spain; in Spanish it is known as "sapillo moteado ibérico". Adult Iberian parsley frogs attain a length of about and look very similar to the common parsley frog ("Pelodytes punctatus", its sister species) but are a little smaller with shorter limbs. The