Meze "acılı ezme" (hot pepper paste often with walnuts), "haydari" (thick strained yogurt with herbs), "patlıcan salatası" (cold eggplant salad), "beyin salatası" (brain salad), "kalamar tava" (fried calamari or squid), midye dolma and "midye tava" (stuffed or fried mussels), enginar (artichokes), "cacık" (yogurt with cucumber and garlic), "pilaki" (foods cooked in a special sauce), "dolma" or "sarma" (rice-stuffed vine leaves or other stuffed vegetables, such as bell peppers), arnavut ciğeri (a liver dish, served cold), octopus salad, and "çiğ köfte" (raw meatballs with bulgur). In Greece, Cyprus and the Balkans, "mezé", "mezés", or "mezédhes" (plural) are small dishes, hot or cold,
Stuffed mushrooms ingredient in the filling. Filling ingredients used are diverse, and can include bread crumbs, spinach, tomato, cheese, onion, garlic, herbs such as basil, chives, tarragon and parsley, meats such as sausage and pork, egg, spices, salt and pepper. The filling can be sautéed prior to being placed in the mushroom caps. The dish can be drizzled with olive oil prior to cooking. The dish can have a meat-like texture. Stuffed mushrooms are typically placed on a cooking pan or dish and baked or broiled to cook the dish. They can also be cooked on skewers, and can be cooked on