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Meze ( ; also spelled mezze or mezé) is a selection of small dishes served as appetizers in Eastern Mediterranean cuisines. It is similar to Spanish tapas and Italian stuzzichini. A meze may be served as a part of a multi-course meal or form a meal in itself. Meze are often served with spirits such as arak, rakia, raki, oghi, ouzo, or grappa at meyhane and ouzeri.

Key facts

Food.name
Meze
Food.image
250px|A large plate of Jordanian mezze in [[Petra, Jordan.]]
Food.caption
A large meze platter in Petra, Jordan
Food.alternate_name
Mezze
Food.variations
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
food
Subclass of
finger food
Named after
taste
Country of origin
Turkey
Image
Meze.jpg
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native label
мезe
Commons category
Meze
topic's main category
Category:Meze
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Common dishes
  • In [[regional cuisine]]s
  • The Levant
  • Turkey
  • The Balkans
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Meze ( ; also spelled mezze or mezé) is a selection of small dishes served as appetizers in Eastern Mediterranean cuisines. It is similar to Spanish tapas and Italian stuzzichini. A meze may be served as a part of a multi-course meal or form a meal in itself. Meze are often served with spirits such as arak, rakia, raki, oghi, ouzo, or grappa at meyhane and ouzeri.

==Etymology==

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