tzatziki
Sign in to saveTzatziki ( ), also known as cacık () or tarator, is a class of dip, soup, or sauce found in the cuisines of Southeastern Europe and West Asia. It is made of salted strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil, red wine vinegar, sometimes with lemon juice, and herbs such as dill, mint, parsley and thyme. It is served as a cold appetiser (meze), a side dish, and as a sauce for souvlaki and gyros sandwiches and other foods.
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Tzatziki is a cold dip, sauce, or soup made from yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, olive oil, and herbs that originated in Southeastern Europe and West Asia. It's commonly served as an appetizer, side dish, or condiment for sandwiches like gyros and souvlaki.
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- Food.name
- Tzatziki
- Food.image
- Cacik-1.jpg
- Food.image_size
- 250px
- Food.alternate_name
- Cacık, tarator
- Food.country
- Central Asia
- Food.creator
- Turkic people
- Food.course
- Appetiser, side dish, meze
- Food.type
- Dip or soup
- Food.served
- Cold
- Food.main_ingredient
- Strained yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, sometimes lemon juice, dill, mint, parsley, thyme
- Food.variations
- With strained or diluted yogurt and other herbs and vegetables
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- Balkans
- Greece
- Cyprus
- Arab world
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Tzatziki ( ), also known as cacık () or tarator, is a class of dip, soup, or sauce found in the cuisines of Southeastern Europe and West Asia. It is made of salted strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil, red wine vinegar, sometimes with lemon juice, and herbs such as dill, mint, parsley and thyme. It is served as a cold appetiser (meze), a side dish, and as a sauce for souvlaki and gyros sandwiches and other foods.
==Etymology== The word tzatziki appeared in English around the mid-20th century as a loanword from Modern Greek (), which in turn comes from the Turkish word . The root is likely related to several words in West Asian languages. Persian '' () refers to various herbs used for cooking, and Kurdish jaj or refers to the caraway herb. That word is combined with the Turkish diminutive suffix -cık to yield cacık. The Armenian word cacıg'' is also related to this term and may itself derive from Turkish or Kurdish.