Meze

As Mezze refers to small dishes that are consumed on various occasions. You can be part of a snack or a quick snack, but also as Horsd'œuvre, appetizer or dessert to be part of edible consequences.

Dissemination and designations

The origin of the word should in the Persian mazze or mazīdan for " taste " or " snack " lie. It has a similar meaning in Turkish, where the meze is being used. In many successor states of the Ottoman Empire and its neighbors in the Caucasus is this food supply or the term and the tradition associated disseminated.

  • Arab -speaking world: Mezze ( مازة or مزة )
  • Bulgaria: Mese ( Мезе )
  • Greece: Meze or mezes ( μεζές ), plural Mezedes ( μεζέδες )
  • Former Yugoslavia: Meze, or Meza (Cyrillic Мезе, Меза ).

Variants

In Greece, the " mezedopolia " ( Μεζεδοπωλείa ) have been established, catering facilities that have specialized in the sale of typical meze dishes.

In Cyprus Meze is meant by a typical country food that gives a cross-section about the culinary specialties of Cyprus. There is further differentiated in Meze, consisting mainly of meat dishes, and " fish meze " consisting of various fish dishes.

In the former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria is under Meze, or, Meza understood a kind of cold buffet. Usually it is composed of ham, bacon and sausage, boiled eggs, vegetables ( often pickled cucumbers ) and Ajvar, or Kajmak and various cheeses ( feta cheese, Kačkavalj ... ).

With mezze starters are referred to in the Arab cuisine. A particularly strong influence on the development of mezze had Turkey and Lebanon to the kitchen. Typical ingredients are chickpeas, tahini, yogurt, eggplant, tomatoes, olives and olive oil, spices often come as cumin, coriander or Gewürzsumach intensively used.

Courts

  • Baba Ghanoush - eggplant - sesame puree
  • Dolma or " Warak Enabler " - stuffed ( with rice, etc. ) Grape Leaves
  • Falafel - fried chickpeas balls
  • Fatousch - salad with fried pita bread
  • Fatteh - Toasted pieces of bread with yogurt and Chickpeas
  • Ful - cold bean stew
  • Halloumi - fried cheese
  • Hummus - chickpea puree
  • Yogurt - different flavored milk product
  • Kibbe Naye - meat dish made from raw ground beef
  • Kibbeh - stuffed dough balls
  • Kofte - meatballs
  • Mutabbal - eggplant
  • Souvlaki - fried meat skewers
  • Tabbouleh - parsley and bulgur salad
  • Tahina - flavored with lemon juice, cumin and olive oil
  • Čačík - starter made ​​from yogurt
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