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| Alternative names | Cacık, tarator |
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| Type | Dip or soup |
| Course | Appetiser, side dish, meze |
| Serving temperature | Cold |
| Main ingredients | Strained yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, sometimes lemon juice, dill, mint, parsley, thyme |
| Variations | With strained or diluted yogurt and other herbs and vegetables |
Tzatziki (Greek: τζατζίκι, tzatzíki, Greek: [d͡zaˈd͡zici]), also known as cacık (Turkish: [dʒaˈdʒɯk]) 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[1] mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil, red wine vinegar, sometimes with lemon juice, and herbs such as dill, mint, parsley and thyme.[2][3] It is served as a cold appetiser (meze), a side dish, and as a sauce for souvlaki and gyros sandwiches and other foods.[4][5]
- ^ "TÜRK DİL KURUMU". tdk.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ Kochilas, Diane (24 December 2018). My Greek Table: Authentic Flavors and Modern Home Cooking from My Kitchen to Yours. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-250-16637-1.
- ^ Grigson, Jane; Yvonne Skargon (2007). Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book. U of Nebraska P. pp. 239–40. ISBN 978-0-8032-5994-2. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ Susanna Hoffman, Victoria Wise, The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking, 2004, ISBN 1563058480, p. 466-467
- ^ America's Test Kitchen Twentieth Anniversary TV Show Cookbook, 2019, ISBN 1945256885, p. 301