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Meze

Meze (/ˈmɛzeɪ/ MEZ-ay; also spelled mezze or mezé) is a selection of small dishes served as appetizers in Eastern Mediterranean cuisines. It is similar to Spanish tapas and Italian stuzzichini. A meze may be served as a part of a multi-course meal or form a meal in itself. Meze are often served with spirits such as oghi, ouzo, arak, rakia, raki, or…

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Alternative names
Mezze
Variations
Numerous

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Meze

Nodes113
Edges112
Triples89
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017699
Components1

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Meze

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related to The Balkans · 18
Meze → Ajvar, Albania, Albanian-style, Bosnia, Croatia, For Muslims, Herzegovina, In, In Bulgaria, In Greece, In Romania, In Southeast Europe, It, Italian, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, The Bulgarian-made
related to The Levant · 18
Meze → Arak, As, Cyprus, Establishments, For, Groups, In Palestine, In Palestinian, In Syrian, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mezze, Naturally, Palestinian, Syria, Tawfiq Canaan, There
related to history · 8
Meze → Arabic, Byzantine Empire, Food, In, Naql, Nawal Nasrallah, Ottoman Greek, The
related to In regional cuisines · 7
Meze → Bulgaria, Cyprus, In, In Greece, Islamic, Muslim-majority, Turkey
related to Etymology · 6
Meze → Ayla Algar, Ottoman Empire, Persia, Persian, The, Turkish
related to Common dishes · 2
Meze → Common, Seafood
related to Turkey · 2
Meze → Arnavut, In Turkey
Alternative names · 1
Meze → Mezze
Variations · 1
Meze → Numerous

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served dishes mezze olives often small also meat cheese citation needed meal common cuisines like salad popular mezes typically cured

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MezeAlternative namesMezze1.00infobox
MezeVariationsNumerous1.00infobox
oghiinstance ofMeze are often served with spirits0.80text
ouzoinstance ofMeze are often served with spirits0.80text
arakinstance ofMeze are often served with spirits0.80text
rakiainstance ofMeze are often served with spirits0.80text
rakiinstance ofMeze are often served with spirits0.80text
or grappa at meyhaneinstance ofMeze are often served with spirits0.80text
ouzeriinstance ofMeze are often served with spirits0.80text
pomegranatesinstance ofmeze may originally have consisted of fruits0.80text
quincesinstance ofmeze may originally have consisted of fruits0.80text
and citrons to counterbalance the bitterness of unripe wineinstance ofmeze may originally have consisted of fruits0.80text

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