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taramasalata

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ta·ra·ma·sa·la·ta  (tärä-mä-sä-lätä) or ta·ra·mo·sa·la·ta (-m-)
n.
A paste of fish roe, olive oil, lemon juice, and potatoes or moistened bread crumbs.

[Modern Greek : taramas, preserved roe (from Turkish tarama, soft roe) + saláta, salad (from Italian insalata, from feminine past participle of insalare, to salt : Latin in-, in, on; see in-2 + Vulgar Latin *salre, to salt from Latin sl, salt; see sal).]

taramasalata [ˌtærəməsəˈlɑːtə]
n
(Cookery) a creamy pale pink pâté, made from the roe of grey mullet or smoked cod and served as an hors d'oeuvre
[from Modern Greek, from tarama cod's roe]
Translations
taramasalata [ˌtærəməsəˈlɑːtə] Ntaramasalata f aperitivo griego a base de huevas de pescado ahumadas
taramasalata [ˌtærəməsəˈlɑːtə] ntarama m


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In Greece: Moussaka and taramasalata, sweet baklava pastries and avogolemo (an egg and lemon sauce).
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We started off with a selection of Greek dips with warm pitta bread which included taramasalata, a thick, creamy Greek dip made from olive oil and fish roe; tsatsiki, a cucumber, mint, garlic and yoghurt dip; and then my favourite, houmous, a dip made from chickpeas, garlic olive oil and tahini - they were all delicious.
 
 
 
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