Written by Helga Sunday, 27 September 2009 00:00

I am a crazy garlic eater. I can actually eat small chunks of garlic soaked in vinegar! I can eat it raw, cooked, roasted, baked, in whole, grated or pressed. Tzatziki is just a civilized way to eat garlic in company. So its one of my favorite dishes here in Cyprus (apart from roasted pepper with garlic). It is a traditional Greek dip made of Greek yogurt, cucumber, garlic, salt, olive oil, and pepper. I usually also add lime or lemon juice and either parsley or dill. As garnish, you can use other herbs and olives but I prefer to stick with the original ingredients.

The dip is usually in the first round of a meze and stays on the table throughout the whole meal. Its used as a sauce for the grilled meat and as a dip for the fried vegetables. But I just simply like to dip my pita bread in it. It

This is the way I like it. You will need:

• 2 small cucumbers
• 2 small or one big cloves of garlic
• 1 cup of thick Greek yogurt
• 1 big spoon olive oil
• salt, pepper
• a little parsley and
• a small spoon of lime juice (or lemon juice)

The fact that it basically has only cucumber and garlic doesn