Turkey and its surrounding oriental countries offer a very rich and varied cuisine. Oriental spices like caraway, anies or sumac are often used. Turkish people also like spicy meals, mainly made with chili peppers. Besides the well-known doner kebaps there are several other Turkish dishes which are not so popular in Western Europe, but which taste just as good. Recommended examples are lahmacun (Turkish pizza with minced meat, vegetables and spices), pide (stuffed pita bread with vegetables, cheese, meat) or meze (Turkish "antipasti" or cold and hot appetizers for starters). A glas of raki (liquor made with anise), a Turkish black tea or an ayran (the Turkish national drink made of yogurt, salt and water) are often drunken with the meal.