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Tzatziki with olives and a spearmint garnish, served as meze. Greek-style tzatziki sauce is commonly served as a meze, to be eaten with bread, fried eggplant, or zucchini. [15] Tzatziki is made of strained yogurt (usually from sheep or goat milk) mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil, red wine vinegar, and dill or mint or parsley. [16]
Gyros, sometimes anglicized as a gyro [2] [3] [4] (/ ˈ j ɪər oʊ, ˈ dʒ ɪər-, ˈ dʒ aɪ r-/; Greek: γύρος, romanized: yíros/gyros, lit. 'turn', pronounced), is meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, then sliced and served wrapped or stuffed in pita bread, along with other ingredients such as tomato, onion, fried potatoes, and tzatziki.
The word falāfil (Arabic: فلافل) is Arabic and is the plural of filfil 'pepper', [3] borrowed from Persian felfel (فلفل), [4] cognate with the Sanskrit word pippalī (पिप्पली) 'long pepper'; or an earlier *filfal, from Aramaic pilpāl 'small round thing, peppercorn', derived from palpēl 'to be round, roll'.
1. Ritz Crackers. Wouldn't ya know, a cracker that's all the rage in America is considered an outrage abroad. Ritz crackers are outlawed in several other countries, including the United Kingdom ...
Gyros, [359] pork meat or chicken cooked on a vertical rotisserie, onions, tomato, lettuce, fried potatoes, sauces like tzatziki rolled in a pita bread. [ 360 ] Gogges (also called goggizes or gogglies ), [ 361 ] [ 362 ] [ 363 ] a type of egg-free pasta made in the Peloponnese , especially in Argolis and Laconia .
You can eat the dip with pita bread, carrots, or "with a spoon out of the bowl if in desperate need."
5. GYRO FROM THE SLEEK GREEK. Your choice of meat with tomatoes and tzatziki all wrapped up in a pretty pita pad. This gyro is a classic Mediterranean meal done well — almost surprisingly well.
English speakers from countries outside North America may also use the word kebab generally to mean the popular fast food version of the Turkish döner kebab, [65] or the related shawarma or gyros, and the sandwiches made with them, available from kebab shops as take-away meals. This usage may be found in some non-English parts of Europe as well.