Chapter 11
Haloumi; The Miracle Cheese
(from "The life and times of Musician and Film Director Richard Crossman")
"I first discovered Haloumi when I was in my early twenties. I was trying to become a vegetarian but my feeble mind couldn't bear the idea of not eating bacon, and it couldn't seem to admit to a direct connection between bacon and the death of innocent pigs.
The Cypriot cheese made of cow, goat and sheeps milk closely resembles lard. Almost luminously white and tasting a bit like Feta that is not yet reached it's rancid peak, Haloumi does not truly come to life until you slice it and fry it... yes fry it. Imagine my surprise when the friend who recommended it to me spoke these words.
O how I scoffed, first in disbelief, and then the cheese itself in a mock saturday morning egg and bacon sandwich - served up with a generous portion of my own words."
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