Tarator (sauce)
Middle Eastern sauce made either from walnuts (Turkey) or tahini (Levant) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Middle Eastern sauce made either from walnuts (Turkey) or tahini (Levant) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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In Lebanese 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.
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]
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