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- noun in the plural small
portions of starters typical of Turkish and Greek cuisine (equivalent toSpanish tapas orHawaiian pu pu ) often served as a lightmeal withpitta bread
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Ashore, besides traipsing through long lines of shops selling local handicrafts and trinkets, tourists pack dozens of tavernas offering traditional Cypriot "meze" dishes -- seafood or meat plates with vegetables, Halloumi cheese, pita breads and olives on the side, typically washed down with a local spirit known as Zivania.
Bob Schulman: Cyprus: Tales of Aphrodite Bob Schulman 2011
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Ashore, besides traipsing through long lines of shops selling local handicrafts and trinkets, tourists pack dozens of tavernas offering traditional Cypriot "meze" dishes -- seafood or meat plates with vegetables, Halloumi cheese, pita breads and olives on the side, typically washed down with a local spirit known as Zivania.
Bob Schulman: Cyprus: Tales of Aphrodite Bob Schulman 2011
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The New Best Recipe instructs us that [i] n Middle Eastern countries, baba ghanoush is served as part of a meze platter .. which might feature salads, various dips, small pastries, meats, olives, other condiments, and, of course, bread.
Stefan Beck: Wrap Party: Freund's The Mummy and Baba Ghanoush Stefan Beck 2010
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The New Best Recipe instructs us that [i] n Middle Eastern countries, baba ghanoush is served as part of a meze platter .. which might feature salads, various dips, small pastries, meats, olives, other condiments, and, of course, bread.
Stefan Beck: Wrap Party: Freund's The Mummy and Baba Ghanoush Stefan Beck 2010
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Luckily, Istanbul lends itself to grazing, as lunches and dinners are often served meze style, on small plates brought out incrementally throughout a meal.
Anne Peterson: Eat Your Way Through Istanbul (PHOTOS) Anne Peterson 2011
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The New Best Recipe instructs us that [i] n Middle Eastern countries, baba ghanoush is served as part of a meze platter .. which might feature salads, various dips, small pastries, meats, olives, other condiments, and, of course, bread.
Stefan Beck: Wrap Party: Freund's The Mummy and Baba Ghanoush Stefan Beck 2010
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The New Best Recipe instructs us that [i] n Middle Eastern countries, baba ghanoush is served as part of a meze platter .. which might feature salads, various dips, small pastries, meats, olives, other condiments, and, of course, bread.
Stefan Beck: Wrap Party: Freund's The Mummy and Baba Ghanoush Stefan Beck 2010
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The New Best Recipe instructs us that [i] n Middle Eastern countries, baba ghanoush is served as part of a meze platter .. which might feature salads, various dips, small pastries, meats, olives, other condiments, and, of course, bread.
Stefan Beck: Wrap Party: Freund's The Mummy and Baba Ghanoush Stefan Beck 2010
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