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Tirokafteri

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Tirokafteri is a cheese based spread from Greece, also known by names such as ktipiti and htipiti. It is typically made from feta cheese, sometimes blended with other soft white cheeses, combined with hot peppers such as red cherry pepper, roasted peppers, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and sometimes yogurt or oregano, though the exact recipe varies by household. It is commonly served as part of a mezze spread, or on its own with warm pita bread. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Course
Condiment or Dip 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Dairy or Egg 1
Origin Region
Greece 2
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Mezze, Food Traditions
Source Tirokafteri (Wikipedia)

In Cuisine

Greek Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Tirokafteri (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Bell Pepper, Ingredients
Source Tirokafteri (Wikipedia)
Chili Pepper, Ingredients
Source Tirokafteri (Wikipedia)
Feta, Ingredients
Source Tirokafteri (Wikipedia)
Garlic, Ingredients
Source Tirokafteri (Wikipedia)
Lemon, Ingredients
Source Tirokafteri (Wikipedia)
Olive Oil, Ingredients
Source Tirokafteri (Wikipedia)
Oregano, Ingredients
Source Tirokafteri (Wikipedia)
Yogurt, Ingredients
Source Tirokafteri (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Originated In

Greece

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Tirokafteri (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Tirokafteri (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Tirokafteri (Greek: τυροκαυτερή, pronounced [tirokafteˈri]), also known as ktipiti or htipiti (Greek: χτυπητή, pronounced [xtipiˈti]) or kopanisti (not to be confused with the cheese of that name), is a cheese-based spread from Greece.
  • In Cuisine: Greek Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • Uses Ingredient: Chili Pepper, Infobox main_ingredient field: feta cheese, hot peppers, roasted peppers, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, yogurt, oregano
  • Uses Ingredient: Olive Oil, Infobox main_ingredient field: feta cheese, hot peppers, roasted peppers, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, yogurt, oregano
  • Uses Ingredient: Garlic, Infobox main_ingredient field: feta cheese, hot peppers, roasted peppers, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, yogurt, oregano
  • Uses Ingredient: Lemon, Infobox main_ingredient field: feta cheese, hot peppers, roasted peppers, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, yogurt, oregano
  • Uses Ingredient: Yogurt, Infobox main_ingredient field: feta cheese, hot peppers, roasted peppers, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, yogurt, oregano
  • Uses Ingredient: Bell Pepper, Infobox main_ingredient field: feta cheese, hot peppers, roasted peppers, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, yogurt, oregano
  • Uses Ingredient: Oregano, Infobox main_ingredient field: feta cheese, hot peppers, roasted peppers, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, yogurt, oregano
  • Uses Ingredient: Feta, Infobox main_ingredient field: feta cheese, hot peppers, roasted peppers, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, yogurt, oregano
  • Expresses Tradition: Mezze, lead paragraph
    It is commonly eaten as part of a mezze platter, or by itself, with slices of warm pita bread.
  • In Group: European Dips and Spreads, Lead paragraph
    Tirokafteri (Greek: τυροκαυτερή, pronounced [tirokafteˈri]), also known as ktipiti or htipiti (Greek: χτυπητή, pronounced [xtipiˈti]) or kopanisti (not to be confused with the cheese of that name), is a cheese-based spread from Greece.
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2. Tirokafteri (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Greece
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Greece
Greece
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