taramosalata

English

A plate of taramosalata garnished with cucumber, olives and tomato.

Alternative forms

• taramasalata

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Greek ταραμοσαλάτα (taramosaláta), from ταραμάς (taramás, “cod roe”) (from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Turkish tarama) + σαλάτα (saláta, “salad”) (from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian insalata, cognate to English salad).

Noun

taramosalata (uncountable)

1. a Greek and Turkish dish of fish roe (carp or cod), lemon juice, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, and olive oil; often served as a meze or with pitta bread

Coordinate terms

• hummus
• tzatziki

Related terms

• tarama

Translations

Greek/Turkish dish

• French: tarama (fr) m
• German: Taramosalata
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: ταραμοσαλάτα (el) f (taramosaláta)
• Italian: taramosalata f

Further reading

• taramosalata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia