A Book of Mediterranean Food

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split peas in water with an onion,
a bay leaf, salt and pepper, for 2½
to 3 hours. Put them through a
sieve, and if necessary add a little
milk and an ounce of butter. Serve
piping hot.


TIRI TIGANISMÉNO (Fried Cheese)


Kasséri (hard, salt, goat cheese)
is simply cut in squares and fried in
very hot oil without benefit of
batter or breadcrumbs.


This simple dish can be very
good indeed, but it depends very
much upon the quality of the
cheese. This question of quality
applies to all Greek food. Greek

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