DISH RESEARCH · Side dish
Cacik
Turkish cucumber-and-yogurt preparation with garlic and dill.
About Cacik
Cacık is a Turkish cucumber-and-yogurt preparation. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s selected recipe combines grated cucumber with yogurt, garlic, salt and water, then finishes individual dishes with olive oil and dill.
Yogurt gives the mixture its tangy dairy character, with cucumber providing a fresh vegetable contrast. Garlic adds pungency, while dill contributes a distinct herbal note above the mild base.
Coarsely grated cucumber remains visible within the diluted yogurt. Olive oil and chopped dill form the surface finish, and the ministry presents the mixture in separate individual dishes.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Cacik
Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s cucumber cacık.
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Cucumbers: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Dill: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Yogurt: Milk. Standard dairy yogurt identity; species and full product formula unresolved.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Origins & food traditions
Cuisines & regions
- Turkish Cuisine
- Turkish CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Mediterranean Turkish CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.