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{{Short description|Middle Eastern sauce made either from walnuts (Turkey) or tahini (Levant)}}
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[[File:Falafels with tarator.jpg|thumb|Levantine tarator with [[falafel]]s]]
[[File:Falafels with tarator.jpg|thumb|Levantine tarator with [[falafel]]s]]
[[File:Turkish tarator and fried squid.jpg|thumb|Turkish tarator with [[fried calamari]]]]
[[File:Turkish tarator and fried squid.jpg|thumb|Turkish tarator with [[fried calamari]]]]
'''Tarator''' in the Middle Eastern cuisine refers to nut- or tahini- based [[sauce]], unlike the [[Balkan cuisine|Balkan]] [[tarator]] which is yoghurt-based cucumber soup.
'''Tarator''' is a [[nut (fruit)|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 ==
== By region ==
=== Levant ===
=== Lebanese ===
In [[Levantine cuisine]], ''tarator'' ({{lang-ar|طراطور}}) is a sauce made from [[tahini]], [[lemon juice]], ground [[garlic]], [[salt]], and [[water]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bishara |first1=Rawia |last2=Bishara |first2=Jumana |title=Levant: New Middle Eastern Flavours |year=2018 |publisher=Octopus |location=London |isbn=978-0-85783-551-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v8NVDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT477 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Abraham |editor1-first=Nabeel |editor2-last=Shryock |editor2-first=Andrew |title=Arab Detroit: From Margin to Mainstream |year=2000 |publisher=Wayne State University Press |location=Detroit |isbn=978-0-8143-3978-7 |page=536 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HRvyMHLwWOkC&&pg=PA536 |language=en}}</ref> It is often served with [[falafel]]s or beef [[shawarma]].
In [[Lebanese cuisine]], {{transl|ar|tarator}} ({{langx|ar|طراطور}}) is a sauce made from [[tahini]], [[lemon juice]], ground [[garlic]], [[salt]], and [[water]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bishara |first1=Rawia |last2=Bishara |first2=Jumana |title=Levant: New Middle Eastern Flavours |year=2018 |publisher=Octopus |location=London |isbn=978-0-85783-551-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v8NVDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT477 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Abraham |editor1-first=Nabeel |editor2-last=Shryock |editor2-first=Andrew |title=Arab Detroit: From Margin to Mainstream |year=2000 |publisher=Wayne State University Press |location=Detroit |isbn=978-0-8143-3978-7 |page=536 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HRvyMHLwWOkC&pg=PA536 |language=en}}</ref> It is often served with [[falafel]]s or beef [[shawarma]].


=== Turkey ===
=== Turkey ===
In [[Turkish cuisine]], ''{{lang|tr|tarator}}'' is a sauce made from [[walnut]]s, [[bread]], lemon juice or [[vinegar]], ground garlic, and [[olive oil]]. It is often served with [[fried calamari]].
In [[Turkish cuisine]], {{lang|tr|tarator}} is a sauce made from [[walnut]]s, [[bread]], lemon juice or [[vinegar]], ground garlic, and [[olive oil]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Turkish Tarator (Walnut and Garlic Sauce) |url=https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/turkish-tarator/ |website=Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health|date=18 September 2012 }}</ref> It is often served with [[fried calamari]], for that reason it also called kalamari sos.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tarator Sos (Kalamar Sosu) |url=https://www.nefisyemektarifleri.com/tarator-sos-kalamar-sosu/ |website=Nefis Yemek Tarifleri|date=28 September 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tarator Sos (Kalamar Sosu) |url=https://yemek.com/tarif/tarator-sos/ |website=Yemek}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Calamary Sauce Tarator Recipe |url=https://turkishstylecooking.com/calamary-sauce-tarator-recipe.html |website=Turkish Style Cooking|date=21 August 2014 }}</ref>
The sauce is also served with boiled vegetables.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Akin |first1=Engin |title=Essential Turkish Cuisine |date=2015 |publisher=ABRAMS |isbn=9781613128718 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dsKDCgAAQBAJ&dq=essential+Turkish+cuisine+tarator&pg=PT217}}</ref>
There are also recipes of tarator sauce in Turkey that include yoghurt, or mayo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tarator Sos (Kalamar Sosu) |url=https://www.nefisyemektarifleri.com/tarator-sos-kalamar-sosu/ |website=Nefis Yemek Tarifleri|date=28 September 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tarator Sos (Kalamar Sosu) |url=https://yemek.com/tarif/tarator-sos/ |website=Yemek}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Calamary Sauce Tarator Recipe |url=https://turkishstylecooking.com/calamary-sauce-tarator-recipe.html |website=Turkish Style Cooking|date=21 August 2014 }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 19:44, 6 November 2024

Levantine tarator with falafels
Turkish tarator with fried calamari

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

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Lebanese

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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.

Turkey

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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

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  1. ^ Bishara, Rawia; Bishara, Jumana (2018). Levant: New Middle Eastern Flavours. London: Octopus. ISBN 978-0-85783-551-2.
  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.
  3. ^ "Turkish Tarator (Walnut and Garlic Sauce)". Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health. 18 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Tarator Sos (Kalamar Sosu)". Nefis Yemek Tarifleri. 28 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Tarator Sos (Kalamar Sosu)". Yemek.
  6. ^ "Calamary Sauce Tarator Recipe". Turkish Style Cooking. 21 August 2014.
  7. ^ Akin, Engin (2015). Essential Turkish Cuisine. ABRAMS. ISBN 9781613128718.
  8. ^ "Tarator Sos (Kalamar Sosu)". Nefis Yemek Tarifleri. 28 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Tarator Sos (Kalamar Sosu)". Yemek.
  10. ^ "Calamary Sauce Tarator Recipe". Turkish Style Cooking. 21 August 2014.
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