ONE] It takes around half an hour to grate a whole big-ish bowl of cheese:
But why on earth would I be doing that? [you might ask]. Well, tomorrow I will attempt to make 'Flaounes'
which, according to Wikipedia, is a 'special Easter food eaten on the island of Cyprus'. It is basically a
cheese-filled pastry with sultanas, garnished with sesame seeds. You're supposed to make them on Good
Friday [which for Orthodox Christians is THIS Friday] to break your Lent fast, but since I'll be on train then,
which, according to Wikipedia, is a 'special Easter food eaten on the island of Cyprus'. It is basically a
cheese-filled pastry with sultanas, garnished with sesame seeds. You're supposed to make them on Good
Friday [which for Orthodox Christians is THIS Friday] to break your Lent fast, but since I'll be on train then,
I decided it best to save myself the trouble of juggling flour and cheese on a moving vehicle. Apparently
there is a Guinness World Record for the largest flaouna ever made, which measures 8ft long and 4ft wide.
That's basically enough cheese and pastry to make two lifesize cheese-men [short men, obv]. Anyway,
this is what they are supposed to look like:
They're not exactly pretty, but they taste...
well they taste ok.
If I finish making them i'll post a photo of the end result whether they worked or not [by request of my grandma].
WISH ME LUCK.
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