Zaziki refers to a sauce made of strained yoghurt with a mixture of cucumbers (either pureed and strained or seeded and finely diced), garlic, salt and usually olive oil, sometimes vinegar, and dill, parsley or mint. Olive oil, olives, and herbs are often used as garnishes as well. It is also called cucumber sauce and also known as Tzatziki, tzadziki, or tsatsiki. In Cyprus, it is called talattouri (Tarator). In Iran, a similar dish is prepared called Mast-o-khiar

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