Taramasalata
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| Type | Spread |
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| Course | Meze |
| Place of origin | Greece |
| Main ingredients | Tarama (salted and cured roe of cod or carp), bread crumbs or mashed potatoes, lemon juice or vinegar, olive oil |
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Taramasalata or taramosalata (Template:Langx; from Script error: No such module "Lang". 'fish roe' < Template:Langx[1] + Greek: Script error: No such module "Lang". 'salad') is a meze made from tarama, the 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.
Traditionally the dish is made with a pestle and mortar, giving a slightly grainy texture, but commercial taramasalata is usually very smooth.[2]
Taramasalata is usually served as a meze, often with ouzo, as a spread on bread.[3] The colour can vary from creamy beige to pink, depending on the type of roe and colourings used. Most taramasalata sold commercially is dyed pink, but high-quality taramasalata is beige.[4]
In Greece, taramasalata is often served on Clean Monday (Script error: No such module "Lang"., Script error: No such module "Lang".), the first day of Great Lent, with onions and lemon.[3]
Etymology and origins
The word comes from the Greek ταραμάς (roe), a borrowing from Ottoman Turkish tarama,[1] itself a borrowing from Middle Persian.[5] Normally, tarama is the salted roe itself, but sometimes the prepared dish is also called tarama.[6] The spelling taramosalata reflects the Greek, but in English the a spelling is common.[7]
The dish originated in Byzantine cuisine; it was widely served in tavernes.[8]
Variants
Variants may include garlic, spring onions, or peppers, or vinegar instead of lemon juice.[4][6] While not traditionally Greek, smoked rather than cured cod's roe is more widely available in some places, and often used. Bottarga is usually much more expensive than cod roe.[2]
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A similar dip or spread, Script error: No such module "Lang". ('roe salad' in Romanian) is also common in Romania and Bulgaria (known as Script error: No such module "Lang"., or Script error: No such module "Lang".), and Israel (where it is known as ikra). It is made with pike or carp roe, but generally with sunflower or vegetable oil instead of olive oil, sometimes with a thickener like white bread. It is mass-produced and is widely available in grocery shops and supermarkets, as well as being made at home, in which case chopped onions are commonly added. It has a consistency and taste similar to mayonnaise, with the roe taking the place of the egg as protein.[citation needed] The traditional production method of salată de icre is standardized under the Romanian departmental standard N.I.D. 927-70 N 23 and registered as an EU Traditional Speciality Guaranteed under the name "Salată tradițională cu icre de carp". The roe of this product is for over 50% carp based.[9]
A dip, Script error: No such module "Lang". or Script error: No such module "Lang". (mashed beans), prepared with mashed beans, sunflower oil, garlic and chopped onions, is sometimes called Script error: No such module "Lang". (beans roe).[10]
See also
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References
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- ^ a b Georgios Babiniotis, ed., Λεξικό της Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Felicity Cloake (13 May 2015). "How to make the perfect taramasalata". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ a b Susanna Hoffman, Victoria Wise, The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking, 2004, Template:Isbn, p. 43
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kochilas, Diane (February 28, 2012). "Tarama, Greek cod roe, explained". DianeKochilas.com. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."tara-". Nişanyan Sözlük (in Türkçe). Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Basan, Ghillie; Basan, Jonathan (15 April 1997). Classic Turkish Cooking. Macmillan. p. 68. ISBN 0312156170.
- ^ Taramosalata is the spelling in the Oxford English Dictionary, with -a- given as an alternate form. -a- is the only spelling given in The Macquarie Dictionary (1995) for Australian English; in Chambers Dictionary (1994), Collins English Dictionary 6th Edition (2003), Concise Oxford Dictionary 9th Edition (1995), and The Times English Dictionary (2000), all of which represent British English but indicate alternate US spellings and indicate nothing here. -o- is also given, but second so that -a- is preferred, by Longman Dictionary of the English Language (1988) (British publisher). The word was not given at all a few decades ago such as in [Merriam-]Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary (1977) or their three-volume 3rd International (1971) and is now given with -a- in The American Heritage Dictionary, see note above.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Doğan, Murat (2025). "The effects and contributions of Byzantine cuisine to modern Istanbul cuisine". Discover Food. 5 (1). doi:10.1007/s44187-025-00486-4. ISSN 2731-4286.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Publication of an application for registration of a name pursuant to Article 50(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2021/C 222/09)". European Union.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Perianu, Catherina (2008). "Précarité alimentaire, austérité" [Food insecurity and austerity]. Manger pendant la dernière décennie communiste en Roumanie / Eating in the last decade of Communism in Romania (in français). 6 (6). doi:10.4000/aof.4513. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
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