Nutrition
- Protein27%
- Fat64%
- Carbohydrates9%
Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.
About the dish
A savory spread made from fish roe, typically mixed with bread or oil.
- Cuisine
- Greek
Typical ingredients
- fish roe
- bread
- olive oil
- lemon juice
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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