whats in tzatziki?

Answer 1

Tzatziki
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Tzatziki (τζατζίκι; also transcribed jajiki) is a Greek and Turkish meze, or appetizer, also used as a sauce or dip. The Greek word is derived from the Turkish cacık, which means a form of chutney. It is made of yoghurt (which in Greece and Turkey is usually made of sheep or goat milk), cucumbers (either pureed and strained or seeded and finely diced), onion, and garlic for taste—in Greece this can be as much as a whole head of garlic for a large bowlful of tzatziki. It is usually seasoned with olive oil and diverse herbs including dill or mint, and usually a spoonful of vinegar is added. It is often served with pita bread as the first course of a meal, with black olives on top or served separately. It is one of the standard components of the Turkish döner kebab or Greek souvlaki and gyros.

In Bulgaria the same dish is known as "dry tarator" (сух таратор) or "Snezhanka" salad (салата "Снежанка"), and is served as a appetizer. For the preparation the yoghurt (кисело мляко) is put in a kerchief and hanged for several hours in order to loose about half of its water (drained yoghurt, цедено кисело мляко). Then cucumbers, garlic, minced walnuts, salt and pepper are added.

Similar dishes in Iraq are known as djadjik.

To prepare the dish, thoroughly mix skinned and diced cucumber, diced dill and plain yogurt. One may add salt and mint, according to taste. A variation in the Caucasus mountains, called ovdukh, uses kefir instead of the plain yogurt, thus creating a refreshing summer drink. This can be poured over a mixture of vegetables, eggs and ham to create a variation of okroshka, sometimes referred to as a 'Caucasus Okroshka'.

acık may also be compared with raita in India, all are served as a refreshing appetizer alongside with other dishes.

The Sephardic Jewish name for this sauce, at least in Greece, is Tarator.

Answer 2

A basic Greek Dipping Sauce
you will need:
1 pt of plain yogurt well drained
1 cucumber peeled , seeded and grated- use the holes on a box grater that look like finger nails pointing up - squeeze the liquid out
1 clove of mashed garlic- mince garlic fine sprinkle a Little salt on it and with the back of your chefs knife flatten into a paste
I TBS EV olive oil
I tsp white vinegar
mix well
salt and white pepper to taste

Answer 3

A Greek dip made from cucumber, garlic and yogurt

Answer 4

I think it's a cucumber yogurt sauce.

Answer 5

Cucumber and sour cream I think.

Answer 6

cucumber yoghurt and mint, isn;t it?

Answer 7

idk