Name: Fried feta with sesame seeds & honey
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 75 ml/5 tbsp sunflower oil; 60 ml/4 tbsp aromatic thyme honey, a sharp marmalade or fig jam; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 75–90 ml/5–6 tbsp sesame seeds; 60 ml/4 tbsp plain/all-purpose flour; 400 g/14 oz feta cheese

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Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food & Cooking of Greece

By Rena Salaman

Published 2023

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Feta me meli kai sousami is one of the new-style mezethes that have appeared quite recently. Although the ingredients are classic ones and embedded in daily life in Greece, this new combination of salty and sweet has an unexpectedly delicious result. I was a little sceptical when I first saw it on a menu in the Zoe Hotel near Pylos in the Peloponnese, but I was pleasantly surprised when I tasted it. It is a winning combination. At the Zoe resort, it was served with bergamot ja

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