Summary
Tarator is a nut- or tahini- based sauce made with lemon juice and garlic that is found in Middle Eastern cuisine. It is different from tarator in Balkan cuisine, which is a yoghurt-based cucumber soup similar to tzatziki.
By region edit
Levant edit
In Levantine cuisine, tarator (Arabic: طراطور) is a sauce made from tahini, lemon juice, ground garlic, salt, and water.[1][2] It is often served with falafels or beef shawarma.
Turkey edit
In Turkish cuisine, tarator is a sauce made from walnuts, bread, lemon juice or vinegar, ground garlic, and olive oil.[3] It is often served with fried calamari, for that reason it also called kalamari sos.[4][5][6] The sauce is also served with boiled vegetables.[7] There are also recipes of tarator sauce in Turkey that include yoghurt, or mayo.[8][9][10]
References edit
- ^ Bishara, Rawia; Bishara, Jumana (2018). Levant: New Middle Eastern Flavours. London: Octopus. ISBN 978-0-85783-551-2.
- ^ Abraham, Nabeel; Shryock, Andrew, eds. (2000). Arab Detroit: From Margin to Mainstream. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 536. ISBN 978-0-8143-3978-7.
- ^ "Turkish Tarator (Walnut and Garlic Sauce)". Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health. 18 September 2012.
- ^ "Tarator Sos (Kalamar Sosu)". Nefis Yemek Tarifleri. 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Tarator Sos (Kalamar Sosu)". Yemek.
- ^ "Calamary Sauce Tarator Recipe". Turkish Style Cooking. 21 August 2014.
- ^ Akin, Engin (2015). Essential Turkish Cuisine. ABRAMS. ISBN 9781613128718.
- ^ "Tarator Sos (Kalamar Sosu)". Nefis Yemek Tarifleri. 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Tarator Sos (Kalamar Sosu)". Yemek.
- ^ "Calamary Sauce Tarator Recipe". Turkish Style Cooking. 21 August 2014.
