Meze
Small dish in Middle Eastern and Balkan cuisines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Mezze" redirects here. For the suburb of Damascus, see Mezzeh.
This article is about the selection of dishes. For the canton in France, see Canton of Mèze. For the commune within the aforementioned canton, see Mèze. For the Romanian audio electronics company, see Meze Audio.
Meze (also spelled mezze or mezé) (/ˈmɛzeɪ/, /ˈmɛzɛ/) is a selection of small dishes served as appetizers in Albanian, Bosnian, Armenian, Kurdish, Levantine, Turkish, Bulgarian, Greek, Iraqi, Egyptian, Balkan, South Caucasian and Persian cuisine.[1][2] It is similar to Spanish tapas and Italian antipasti.[3] A mezze may be served as a part of a multi-course meal or form a meal in itself. In non-Islamic countries, or in areas without alcohol restrictions, mezze are often served with spirits such as arak, rakia, raki, oghi or grappa.
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