Where can I buy some good, authentic tzatziki sauce?

[JayBee]

I have tried 6-7 different kinds and they just don't compare to the thick sauce I find at many of the restaurants on the Danforth. All the grocery stores suck...I've purchased from specialty stores and still not the same.

A while ago Galati brothers used to sell homemade tzatziki that tasted great but they have since stopped.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[Urban Shocker]

There's a Greek store on the south side of the Danforth a block or two west of Pape that makes their own tzatziki, but I don't know the name of it. There's a long glass case that runs the full length of the west side of the store and the place is very simply laid out if that helps.

 

[grey]

I'd try the St. Lawrence Market as well. I'm not sure where, specifically, but I'm sure I've purchased tzatziki there before.

 

[CharmAlarm]

Try Astoria - at the corner of Chester and Danforth. They sell all of their dips (I think a medium goes for $10??)

 

[PinkLucy]

Or you could make your own. It's pretty easy

 

[Urban Shocker]

Indeed - poor man's tzatziki: mayonnaise and chopped cucumber; poor man's tartare sauce: mayonnaise and chopped dill pickle.

 

[PinkLucy]

Well, I was going for something a little more authentic than that ...

 

[adma]

Anyplace in Scarborough? (Just because I assume that's where the Danforth Greeks gravitated; dunno if their cuisine has, too)

 

[afransen]

Ingredients:

3 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced finely
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. white pepper
1 cup greek yogurt, strained
1 cup sour cream
2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded and diced
1 tsp. chopped fresh dill
Preparation:

Combine olive oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Mix until well combined. Using a whisk, blend the yogurt with the sour cream. Add the olive oil mixture to the yogurt mixture and mix well. Finally, add the cucumber and chopped fresh dill. Chill for at least two hours before serving.

Garnish with a sprig of fresh dill just before serving.

Seems like the hard part would be finding Greek yogurt, which apparently has higher fat content. It should have 9% fat content for cow milk yogurt. I'm sure it would taste fine with regular 3.5% yogurt, but I bet that this shortcut is what you're finding lacking in all your storebought tzatziki. Try asking these greek restaurants if/where they get greek yogurt.

 

[PinkLucy]

I believe Balkan yogurt is the same/similar? That's what I use. Googling tells me that Summerhill Market and Whole Foods carries Greek yogurt.

 

[JayBee]

I've tried making the sauce....I have the taste down, but the consistency of the yogurt is just too runny. I need a thicker yogurt. I'll check out Whole Foods.

Thansk for the suggestions folks

 

[PinkLucy]

You can also make a thicker yogurt by straining it through cheesecloth or papertowel over night.

 

[kettal]

Liberty Greek Style yogourt can be found in any grocery

 

[Coltaine79]

on the subject of european dairy products... anyone know if authentic, german-style "Quark" can be found here?

 

[PinkLucy]

Apparently at the St. Lawrence Market and even Loblaws. Google can be your friend you know