Greek fried eggplants - Melitzanes tiganites

Along with crispy fried zucchini, Taramosalata and Tirosalata, fried eggplant - Melitzanes Tiganites (μελιτζάνες τηγανητές) is part of nearly every menu of a Greek restaurant, being one of the favorite Greek mezedes. Meze is not just an appetizer you order before the main dish. Close to the Spanish tapas, this is a dish, which accompanies a glass of alcohol - tsipuro, ouzo or just Retsina and people can spend hours enjoying meze and having long talks without moving to heavier dishes. 

One of the most important things while preparing eggplant is not to let it soak too much fat - so there are some important rules, which shall be kept.