Meze

A spread of meze in Jordan

Meze or mezze 'to taste', is the name for a number of small dishes or appetizers served before a meal, often with a drink. The food is common in the Eastern Mediterranean. Drinks include anise-flavored liqueurs, such as arak, ouzo, raki or different wines. These dishes are similar to the tapas of Spain or finger food.

In Levantine cuisines and in the Caucasus region (especially in Armenia and Georgia), these dishes are served as a part of any large-scale meal. Not accompanied by alcohol, meze is known in the Arab world as muqabbilat (Arabic for "starters").

Meze Media

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  Different meze plates from Turkey

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  Simple Greek meze: cheese and olives (feta cheese drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with oregano, served with kalamata olives and bread)

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  Nje pjate meze tradicionale e fshatit Shishtavec

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  Tzatziki, a popular meze in Greece

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  Arnavut Ciğeri or literally Albanian liver is a Turkish meze

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  Su Böreği, a kind of burek from Turkish cuisine

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  Azerbaijani dish cooked by wrapping round forcemeat mixed with rice in vine leaves or cabbage;