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Today is the common knowledge that gastronimy is closely associated with the history and culture of each country and its people. Furthermore, it is a material aspect of life interwined with enjoyment and health. Traditional Greek cuisine displays great interest, for it is one of the few in the world characterized by a millennia-long history, impressive lastingness, and a logic that pays heed to tastiness and healthy culinary practice. It is apt, therefore, to become one of the country's most powerful ambassadors abroad especially now that the rest of Europe, and the American continent, are in the process of discovering the advantages of Mediterranean cookery.
Fried cheese with onions (Tiganito tyri me kromyon)
300g onions, thinly sliced
1/3 cup red wine
1 cup olive oil
150 g dry myzithra or goat cheese or haloumi, cut into 12 triangles
6 slices of sandwich bread, cut diagonally (12 triangles)
flour for dusting
1 tbsp wine vinegar
a pinch of dried thyme
salt and pepper
Fry the bread in olive oil until golden on both sides. Wet the cheese triangle and dust with flour and fry in hot olive oil, until golden on all sides. Saute the onion until wilted and add the thyme, wine, vinegar, and salt and pepper, to taste. Simmer until the onions are glazed and allow to cool. Spoon some onion mixture on the fried bresd and place a fried cheese triangle on top (serves 4)
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