The food imam baildi is really well-known in Greece and lots of people believe that it is a greek food. The truth is that the greek refugees after the great fire of Smyrna, came to Greece and brought a lot of common recipes,food from Turkey. However, from the name the food, you can understand that it comes from Turkey.
The name Imam bayildi in Turkish, means “the Turkish imam fainted” because according to a myth, a Turkish imam fainted when he tasted for the first time this food. Of course, there are plenty of other myths, such as the imam fainted because he heard the cost of the ingredients or the amount of oil used to cook the dish.
The food imam baildi is eggplants that have inside onion, garlic and grated tomatoes. Also, in greek cuisine they add feta cheese. It is usually served with rice in the plate.
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