Appetizer (Meze)

Eastern Mediterranean cuisine, and Turkish cuisine in particular, share the meze food group. Typically, it is served cold. It's a staple of aperitif spreads and can't-do-withouts at parties. Dishes served as an appetizer can come in a wide variety of flavors.

Haydari

It goes great as a side dish for grilled meatballs, hash browns, or falafel. You can use it as a dip for potato chips, beet chips, or zucchini chips, and they'll all taste great. As an appetizer, you can serve it with olive oil and black cumin on a plate.

Havuc Tarator

The aperitif carrot tarator pairs particularly well with meat dishes. If you'd like walnuts added, just ask!

Atom

Anchovies, horse mackerel, bonito, and salmon are some of the fish that go nicely with this meze.