Stuffed eggplants with béchamel (papoutsakia)

The Greek mantra of ‘eat eat eat’ holds true in Amorgos, where we were treated to these delicious stuffed aubergines (eggplants) known as papoutsakia. In Greek, the name means ‘little slippers’, very much like ciabatta, which, in Italian, also means slipper. These eggplants are reminders of the same shoe shape, but definitely taste better than what they are named after!