Taste Atlas: Greek delicacy second in the world in the list of cucumber dishes

The culinary guide deifies Greek cuisine, showing its particular weakness. The Cretan dakos has been "crowned" the best salad in the world, the ribs No. 1 dish with lamb, while other dishes and drinks are among the top in the world.

This time, Taste Atlas dealt with dishes that have as their main ingredient cucumber, a cool vegetable that we eat especially in summer.

Thus, in second place is tzatziki, the emblematic Greek dip that we love to eat in taverns but also at home with plenty of bread.

"Tzatziki is a Greek preparation made from yogurt, cucumber, garlic and many herbs and spices such as dill, mint or parsley. It is usually served as a sauce that accompanies many meat dishes, as a simple dip or as an appetizer. Its name comes from the Turkish word cacik, denoting a similar dip, although some suspect that tzatziki came from the Indian dip raita.

Tzatziki is always served cold and is particularly popular with dishes such as gyros and souvlaki. It is often served with pita as part of the first course of a large meal. With its huge popularity and the fact that it is one of the best summer dips, it is no wonder that there are many local variations of tzatziki, in countries such as Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Serbia." Taste Atlas noted.

Taste Atlas then lists the best places to eat tzatziki in Athens, which according to the site are "Thanasis", "Strofi", "Bairaktaris", "Karabitis" and "Liondi". Our tip eat it somebody's home, because that's where it's best.