Nutrition
- Protein19%
- Fat65%
- Carbohydrates16%
Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.
About the dish
A creamy dip made from salted fish roe, typically mixed with breadcrumbs, olive oil, and lemon juice.
- Cuisine
- Greek
Typical ingredients
- fish roe
- bread crumbs
- olive oil
- lemon juice
- onion
General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.
History of the dish
Greece / Turkey
- Origin
- Greece / Turkey
Read more
Taramasalata (Greek: ταραμοσαλάτα) or tarama (Turkish: [ta.ɾa.ˈma]), also known as salată de icre (Romanian: [saˈlatə de ˈikre]), is a meze made from a salted and cured roe (colloquially referred to as caviar) of the cod, carp, or grey mullet (bottarga), mixed with olive oil, lemon juice, and a starchy base of bread or potatoes, or sometimes almonds.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Taramasalata” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
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