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Taramasalata in modern Greek means literally ‘salad of preserved roe’ (Greek taramas was borrowed from Turkish tarama, ‘soft roe’). It is a Greek hors d'oeuvre or mezze dish consisting of fish roe (traditionally from the grey mullet) mixed into a pinkish paste with breadcrumbs, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and egg yolk. An alternative spelling is taramosalata.
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taramosalata
in A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition(3)Length: 24 words
taramasalata
in An A-Z of Food and DrinkLength: 58 words
