# Tzatziki  Sauce substitute?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tzatziki-sauce-substitute/547143>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 18, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tzatziki-sauce-substitute/547143 "2010-07-18T18:42:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tzatziki-sauce-substitute/547143/21 "2012-06-24T13:02:50Z")

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> [@sachertorte](#):
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> Side question: How do you feel about Watermelon, Honeydew, and cantaloupe?

I’ll eat watermelon occasionally if it’s there but don’t really enjoy it (although, if you soak watermelon cubes in pineapple juice, they’re really good). Every time I see honeydew melon pieces in a fruit salad, I think “They look so _good_” and try it…and then think “Yuk”. Cantaloupes are disgusting to me. Generally I’m not a fan of melons although cantaloupe is the only one I really can’t stand the taste of.

Why?

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**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tzatziki-sauce-substitute/547143/22 "2012-06-24T13:05:18Z")

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> [@ov03](#):
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> the real question is …why would you use tsatziki on falafel? tsatziki is greek and falafel is lebanese or middle eastern. The toppings used on falafel are commonly hummus and tahini.

Because I didn’t have hummus or tahini at the time and thought something tsatziki-ish would work. And plain falafel is kinda dry and gross–remember I was baking them, not frying them.

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**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tzatziki-sauce-substitute/547143/23 "2012-06-24T13:06:59Z")

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BTW: one thing I did try (I baked like 100 of those damned falafel balls–they froze well though) is a mix of shiracha sauce and mayo. If you stuff pita with some falafel, lots of lettuce and onion and drizzle the above mix in, it’s really good. The heat of the shiracha really compliments the other ingredients.

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**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tzatziki-sauce-substitute/547143/24 "2012-06-24T14:00:31Z")

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I’ve seen watered down mayo used by gyro carts ☹

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