plural mezes also meze
: an appetizer in Greek or Middle Eastern cuisine often served with an aperitif
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With its mild chile heat and garlicky fragrance, this fall-off-the-bone fish meze has been a staple of O Kavouras since its establishment more than 60 years ago.
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Odysseas Papoulias, Saveur, 10 July 2025
Order the meze platter and ask your server for a wine pairing.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2025
El Turco Express: This comes from the restaurant that has earned the Michelin Bib Gourmand designation four years in a row, for its Turkish specialties such as kebabs, hummus, simit sandwiches, mezes, bowls, baklava and helva.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2025
Danny Ike’s wine list is exciting and fresh, complementing the bright meze platter or raw seafood and the rich flavors of a gamebird mixed grill draped in a mushroom jus.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
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Odysseas Papoulias, Saveur, 10 July 2025
Order the meze platter and ask your server for a wine pairing.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2025
El Turco Express: This comes from the restaurant that has earned the Michelin Bib Gourmand designation four years in a row, for its Turkish specialties such as kebabs, hummus, simit sandwiches, mezes, bowls, baklava and helva.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2025
Danny Ike’s wine list is exciting and fresh, complementing the bright meze platter or raw seafood and the rich flavors of a gamebird mixed grill draped in a mushroom jus.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Meze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meze. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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