Tzatziki is the most famous sauce from the Greek cuisine and not only. This incredible sauce is one of the things for which Greece is known all over the world. It is an incredible tasty sauce, like all the Greek dishes. Tzatziki is famous all over the world because its great creamier consistency and for its special taste refreshing but in the same time spicy.
The Greek word tzatziki is derived from the word cacik from Turkish which is the name of a similar dish, a thick and spicy sauce used in the Turkish cuisine.
According to the traditional tzatziki recipe tzatziki is made of Greek yogurt or strained yogurt, a special kind of yogurt made usually from sheep or goat milk with a thicker and creamier consistency than all the other yogurts. The secret for a great tzatziki is a creamier consistency that can easily obtain due to the Greek yogurt.
Other specific ingredients that give this sauce its great taste refreshing and a little spicy in the same time are the fresh cucumbers and the garlic. In the original tzatziki recipe it is used dill but some people prefer to improve the tzatziki recipe adding mint on top that gives a better a special taste to the sauce.
Tzatziki is used as an appetizer or as a sauce for gyros, Greek salad and other great Greek dishes. But it can be served near a great number of dishes except from the Greek ones like: French fries, all kind of steaks, fish, vegetables, salads. Due to its creamier consistency tzatziki can be eaten with toast because it is easily spreadable but it is a real delight to eat the tzatziki sauce with pita, a specific Greek type of bread.
Another great thing at this amazing sauce is beside its taste and constancy, the fact that it is low fat, a very light meal. In addition it is very healthy being made from Greek yogurt a very healthy kind of yogurt with no additives and from cucumbers, vegetables that contain a big amount of water and vitamins. We shouldn`t forget about the garlic that is often used as a natural cure for different kinds of illnesses or dysfunctions.
Due to its amazing qualities and great taste this amazing tzatziki sauce definitely is a gift from the gods.