Preparation And Service
希腊腌制和保存 Meze and the Greek Table
The Greek meze table — the array of small preparations that precede or constitute a meal — is both one of the oldest organised food traditions in Europe and the model for what the Western world understands as "appetisers." The word meze entered Greek from Turkish (meze — from Persian, which entered through the same channel as the Levantine tradition) but the specific Greek approach to the small dish tradition is distinct from its Ottoman and Levantine counterparts.
Overview
The Greek meze tradition — its defining preparations and principles.
Source
GREEK/MEDITERRANEAN DEEP + CENTRAL ASIAN COOKING
Cross-Cuisine Parallels
- Levantine meze (same tradition — direct Mediterranean-Ottoman cultural exchange), Turkish meze (same tradition through Ottoman connection), Spanish tapas (parallel small-dish tradition — different dev