using aromats in traditional recipies

We had fantastic time being in France, Belgium and Poland from 16-23 October. Our students are really enthusiastic about their friends’ hospitality and the excellent co-operation they had.

They feel very happy having the opportunity to meet students from different countries and start a friendship with them. They met students from Turkey, Romania, France, Poland, Belgium and Italy. They are amazed how many common things they have even they come from different countries.

We say a big thank you and we look forward to meeting you again. 

In  October  we  hosted  in  Poland  our  partners  from  Cyprus  and  Racovita, Romania.  There  was  a  welcome  ceremony  at the  Oświęcim  Cultural  Centre   where  the  school  Head  Teachers  and  the  representatives  of  the  authorities  were  present.  The  Polish  Folk  Group  Hajduki  gave  a  marvellous  performance,  and  the  foreign  guests  presented  their    traditional  dances. 
Our  students,  together  with  their  Cypriot  and  Romanian  partners,  worked  on  the  tasks  planned  in  the  Comenius   project.  The  students  from  Nicosia  and  Racovita  presented their  countries.  The  Polish  students  prepared    and  organized  a  quiz  about  our  country  and    a  quiz  about  herbs  and  spices  and  their  use  in  dishes.  We  had  prepared  an  exhibition  of  herbs  and  spices  with  descriptions  in  Polish  which  were  completed  with  Greek  and  Romanian  names.  Our  guests  could  also  use  the  colorful  spices  as  decorations   in   hairstyles.
On  the  tourist  farm,  in  the  open  air,  together  we  prepared  a  traditional  Polish  potato, sausage  and  smoked  bacon   dish  - “prażone”.  Our  guests  also  enjoyed  pickling  cabbage  -  stamping  it  in  a  big  barrel  by  both  students  and  teachers.   We  also  learned  to  dance   the  Greek  zorba  and  Polish  polonez  and  krakowiak.
Our  guests  visited  the  Auschwitz-Birkenau  Museum.  We  also  showed  them  the  modern  life  of  our  city  and  its  most  important  monuments,  the  Castle  Museum  among  others.  In  the  Castle  we  had  the  chance  to  see  a  herbarium  -  the  Herbarz  Syreniusz,  which  is  inaccessible  yet  for  visitors.  The  Herbarium  dates  back  to  the  XVIIth  century,  when  an  Oświęcim  citizen   examined  and  described  the  properties  of  herbs.
We  also  visited  the  capital  of  Małopolska, Kraków  with  the  Wawel  Castle, the  Mariacki  Church  and  the  Sukiennice.   Before  that,  however,  we  took  our  guests  to  the  Wieliczka  Salt  Mine  which  is  on  the  UNESCO  World  Heritage  list.   Our  trip  to  the  Pieniny  mountains  was  disrupted  by  a  blizzard,  but  it  turned  out  to  be  an  extra  attraction ,  especially  for  the  students  from  Cyprus.  In  the  Pieniny  we  took  a  walk  around  the  ruins  of  the  Czorsztyn  castle.  On  Friday  we  paid  a  visit  to  an  open-air  museum  at  Wygiełzów,  where  we  took  part  in  workshops  “From  grain  to  bread”.  There  we  could  see  the  process  of  making  bread  and  even  try  our  hands  at  using  the  old-fashioned  farming  tools.
         On  the  last  evening  there  was  a  farewell  dinner  with  some  of  the  traditional,  Polish  dishes   prepared  by  our  teachers,  students  and  parents.
We  hope  that   the  guests  from  Cyprus  and  Romania  will  have  nice  memories  from  their  visit  to  Poland  and  the  hospitality  of  the  Polish  families. 

 Between 2nd and 8 th May 2010,the Comenius team of school no. 10, Romania visited our partners in Cyprus, Italy and Turkey. We all had wonderful moments while visiting the partner schools and their countries and the friendly atmosphere and their hospitality helped us all make new friends and feel welcome.

We learnt some really interesting things about each other, we had the chance of tasting delicious traditional food  with aromatic herbs and spices and we visited some amazingly beautiful places.

Now, we are all looking forward to meeting again in October.

All the students of our school were invited to create the Comenius Logo of School no 10, Ramnicu Valcea and after that they chose their favourite.

Within the framework of the program, our school hosted a group of students and teachers from Belgium, France, Romania and Poland.
The welcoming of the group was held on the first day at the European University of Cyprus with an artistic program during which the guest countries were involved.
The activities of all countries were presented on the second day. Our guests had the opportunity to visit Nicosia, Pafos and Limassol and to see archeological monuments and museums. They learned about the history, the mythology, the traditions and the beauty of the island. They also visited the Environmental Center of Athalassa, where they had the opportunity to see and smell the aromatic herbs of Cyprus.
The parents of the Cypriot group of students offered traditional food and beverages and they were involved in any way during the whole procedure of the program. The parents association offered dinner for all the Comenius group on the last evening.
All our guests were really pleased and they are looking forward to visiting Cyprus again. 

RISSOLE (for 4 people) - the main course

Ingredients:
400 g mince meat
50 g roll
200 cm³ milk or water
1 egg
50 g bread-crumbs
50 g oil
2 spoons of dill
2 spoons of parsley
2 cloves of garlic
Salt, pepper, marjoram
Decoration:
-salad
-carrot
-radish
-fennel or parsley
Preparation:
·        Wash the egg and smash it
·        Soak the roll in milk or water and grind it
·        Peel the onion and cut it
·        Wash the fennel and parsley and chop it
·        Add the mince roll, onion, parsley, fennel, garlic to the mince meat
·        Knead
·        Form 4 cutlets which should be 1,5 cm thick
·        Coat them
·        Fry them
·        Decorate
·        Serve them with potatoes and salad