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The European Union now recognizes ouzo, as well as the Greek drinks tsipouro and tsikoudia, as products with a Protected Designation of Origin, which prohibits European makers other than Greece and Cyprus from using the name. There is an ouzo museum [6] in Plomari, Lesvos.
Ouzo Plomari (Greek: Ούζο Πλωμάρι) is the name of a historic Greek ouzo company on the island of Lesvos, Greece. It was founded in 1894 by Isidoros Arvanitis, a native of Plomari . [ 1 ] The company exports to more than 40 countries.
Arak is very similar to other anise-based spirits, including the Turkish rakı and the Greek ouzo, [2] [6] the Greek tsikoudia, [3] the Italian sambuca and anisette, the Bulgarian and Macedonian mastika, and the Spanish anis. [6] However, it is unrelated to the similarly named arrack, a sugarcane-based Indonesia liquor. [2]
The term comes from the Latin word sambucus, meaning 'elderberry'. [3] The word sambuca was first used as the name of another elderberry liquor that was created in Civitavecchia around 1850 by Luigi Manzi.
The ouzo effect during the preparation of absinthe. The ouzo effect (/ ˈ uː z oʊ / OO-zoh), also known as the louche effect (/ l uː ʃ / LOOSH) and spontaneous emulsification, is the phenomenon of formation of a milky oil-in-water emulsion when water is added to ouzo and other anise-flavored liqueurs and spirits, such as pastis, rakı, arak, sambuca and absinthe.
Garides saganaki, [180] [181] [182] sautéed shrimps that are deglazed with the ouzo, then doused in tomato sauce, and topped with crumbled feta. Dakos , [ 183 ] [ 184 ] [ 185 ] a traditional Cretan food features a slice of soaked dried bread or barley rusk ( paximadi ) topped with chopped tomatoes and crumbled feta or mizithra cheese, dried ...
In Greece, meze is commonly served as a plate of snacks to accompany drinks such as ouzo and tsipouro. In Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, and Israel, meze is often a meal in its own right. There are vegetarian, meat or fish mezes. Groups of dishes arrive at the table about four or five at a time (usually between five and ten groups).
The name Tizi Ouzou is made up of two Kabyle words: Tizi meaning col, and Ouzou (from Azzu) meaning Genisteae. The full name of the locality therefore means "the col of the Genisteae". The full name of the locality therefore means "the col of the Genisteae".