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Halloumi Fries

Listlad

Listlad

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Today we visited the iconic town of Southport. Here we spent time in Pleasureland and then listened to some of the Southport Music Festival in the sunshine. There were a number of food vendors and I expected the usual difficulty obtaining lchf friendly food. There was a hog roast stall but that was sold out. I noticed also a vegan stall and there was the usual burger van. I queued at the burger van for my wife and child wondering what I might get for myself and there up for grabs were halloumi fries. So I bought some. Sure enough they were chunky chip size pieces of halloumi cheese served with a sweet chilli dip, spring onion slices and lettuce. It was delicious. I knew the sweet chilli sauce would be suspect but it wasn’t as if there was lots of it, just a desert spoonful at the most. And besides what else was I going to eat except maybe a bunless burger.

In future it would be great to see halloumi fries being offered and a good idea for home cooking for me in the future.
 
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Wish my local fish shop sold it, and delivered it. So I don't feel left out.
 
ickihun said:
Wish my local fish shop sold it, and delivered it. So I don't feel left out.
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Maybe one day...

I know some chippers will fry virtually anything. I am wondering about asking in the future.
 
A Halloumi moment is a treat on our European holidays.

Halloumi fried in olive oil with an onion, tomato and olive oil side salad.

Cold white wine of course. :cool:
 
LittleGreyCat said:
A Halloumi moment is a treat on our European holidays.

Halloumi fried in olive oil with an onion, tomato and olive oil side salad.

Cold white wine of course. :cool:
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I have fried halloumi at home sometimes but cannot cut the halloumi down into thin slices as it crumbles. Must be doing something wrong?
 
Listlad said:
I have fried halloumi at home sometimes but cannot cut the halloumi down into thin slices as it crumbles. Must be doing something wrong?
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Yes.
Cut thick slices.
 
Halloumi is my latest fad. I’m ordering it everywhere and have a good stash in at home. Be careful though as it’s sometimes battered or breaded without menu’s stating that fact. Ask.
 
Listlad said:
Okay. Have you tried that yourself?
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We had a cheese board with a wire years ago which I had liberated from where I used to work it would cut everything, even a finger if it got in the way.

It never made the trip south with us for some reason, some one needed it more than us.
 
HSSS said:
Halloumi is my latest fad. I’m ordering it everywhere and have a good stash in at home. Be careful though as it’s sometimes battered or breaded without menu’s stating that fact. Ask.
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Ah. Yes, the fries I had today were straight halloumi.
 
I love halloumi fries, thanks for the reminder. I haven’t made them for a while :hungry:
 
Rachox said:
I love halloumi fries, thanks for the reminder. I haven’t made them for a while :hungry:
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Yes, they were very tasty. I was surprised at that and the fact that I was able to buy them from a burger van. I must admit I know nothing about the oil they were cooked in.
 
Lots of places do them now. Have done for a while, but maybe that’s a London thing.
 
Diakat said:
Lots of places do them now. Have done for a while, but maybe that’s a London thing.
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I got some in a restaurant in Birmingham - Handmade Burger Co. They weren’t nearly as nice as the Nando’s grilled halloumi though. Very easy to make your own.
 
I have only found them in one of my favourite restaurants in my hometown. Delish. Very filling. Ordered with bunless burger or steak and a side salad. Not adventurous enough to make my own! And haven't come across in the shops although haven't really looked. It feels extra special eating them on a night out as I dont have them elsewhere.
 
I am Cypriot and Halloumi is Cyprus's national cheese. I must admit I have never heard of halloumi fries though. Although fried halloumi is quite common (especially with eggs as breakfast). Much more common to grill it as unusually for a cheese it does not melt.
When young it is soft and s bit rubbery but it hardens as it matures so that it can then be grated like parmesan cheese
 
We have found Halloumi fries in quite a few places locally, including pub chains. They've become quite popoular for those eating unrestricted diets too, it appears.

I have founf the secret to cutting Halloumi and similar textures is to use a thin blade, in fact, I'll tend to us our filleting knife. In my experience using a weightier blade can increase the chances of it crumbling or breaking. @Tipetoo 's idea of a cheese wire would work well too, in my view.
 
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