Taramosalata

Taromosalata is a dip, the most important component of which is fish roe (fish eggs). It is served cold and is one of the 6-10 things found on a typical mixed starter plate in Crete.

The meze (starter) taromosalata contains fish roes (mostly harvested from cod), garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, eggs and onion. The colour of the taramosalata is normally pink, sometimes beige or yellowish. The colour depends on the roes, but bear in mind that nowadays taramosalata sold in supermarkets is often artificially coloured to a lurid bright-pink in order to look more expensive.

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