Syrian Cookbook

Mezze Dips and mezze dishes are the bedrock of Syrian cuisine. Mezze is an Arabic word that stems from the verb 'tamezmez', which means to enjoy something so much that you savour it slowly. The question isn't so much when do Syrians eat mezze, as when do they not? If you go to someone's house in Syria, there's no way you'll skip the mezze on your way to the main course. We're not talking starters ...