How to eat zaziki (tzatziki)

Hi all, I made my breakfast this morning and had to open a new container of zaziki. It said on the lid (in red!) "Bitte richtig umrühren!", and now I'm confused. Do I use a spoon? A whisk? Do I stir clockwise or counter-clockwise? Has anyone had this problem and solved it? Any tips? Thanks for your help.

Just stir it with a spoon. It's to get the water that may have come out of it back into it. Just like yogurt.

Zaziki for breakfast?

And camembert and Pfefferschinken, all with expiry dates 2005. Zaziki on rye Knäckebrot is delicious any time.

Scrummy on Ritz crackers... Uhm...

I have never heard of zaziki for breakfast, but that stuff can be very nice indeed. But I much more prefer it next to my gyros or souvlaki. It actually is very easy to prepare yoursel, just mix fresh yoghurt with Quark, add some vinegar and some oil (not a lot) and mix with crushed garlic (whatever suits your taste), stir and it's done.

You're forgetting the cucumber and I would just leave the yogurt out as that just thins it to much for my taste.

I think it tastes much better with a mixture of yoghurt and creme fraiche, along with the herbs, seasoning, and thin slivers of cucumber if desired.

But which direction do you stir it? It says "richtig umrühren", and if I stir it wrong it might not taste right ...

i think when they say richtig, they mean give it a good stir...(so no particular direction needed)

Stir it anti-clockwise tonight at 11.59 for 13 seconds, and watch armageddon begin.

@UA
Did you factor in that extra second of 2005?

In English or German?

Greek.

With subtitles?

Now I'm REALLY confused. If I watch it in Greek with Arabic subtitles stirring counter-clockwise I might turn the clock back and end up in Jerusalem under Saladin's rule. But I suppose they had zaziki there and can give me some help.

Saladin liked his Damascus mezza (but surely allowed others their zaziki).

I'm sure they will, just make sure your belly-dancing is up to scratch!

My belly dances fine depending on who's doing the scratching.

Thank you all for either recognizing the satire or really trying to help. I just wanted to point out that the way the manufacturer used "richtig" (correctly/thoroughly) as a synonym of "gründlich" (thoroughly) tickled my fancy and tempted me to post a help-me-please thread. Happy New Year!

So you were not transported back in time?

Nope, forwards. When I came back to my senses the year on the calendar had changed to 2006.

Dunno where you got your recipe for Tzatziki from... yuk!

Greek yoghurt (from a company pronounced "Faye") is readily available in most supermarkets and is pretty thick but could be substituited for plain thick yoghurt if you cannot find it. Grate your cucumber and then wring out as much water as possible (some prefer to peel the cucumber first as it has a more bitter taste, but it does add more colour too). Add lots of garlic (you really should leave it overnight otherwise you will not taste it much) and some lemon juice. You can also add some finely chopped dill.

If anyone needs exact quantities, I can translate the recipe from my Greek cookbook, but it really is easy to make just from the look, feel an taste of it...

I am sad to say that the company has changed the instructions to "bitte gut umrühren".

Tzatziki is basically the same as raitha but with garlic and lemon.
If eating for lunch with a romantic date that evening, I'd opt for the raitha.

well if you ask your hot date to eat tzatziki also, he'll also stink like garlic, so you won't have to worry about stinking cause both of you would be stinking at the same time.

I would really hope that the people involved would brush their teeth beforehand! 6 hours later and stale tzatziki breath... ewwww

I can highly recommend Knossos brand Zaziki (I get mine at Tengelman)- unstirred*

* I have been eating this for a year and have only just noticed it says "Vor Gebrauch umrühren" on the lid. I don´t think it needs it and life´s too short to stir Tzatziki.