Tarator (sauce) explained

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

Lebanese

In Lebanese cuisine, (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

In Turkish cuisine, Turkish: 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]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Bishara . Rawia . Bishara . Jumana . Levant: New Middle Eastern Flavours . 2018 . Octopus . London . 978-0-85783-551-2 . en.
2. Book: Abraham . Nabeel . Shryock . Andrew . Arab Detroit: From Margin to Mainstream . 2000 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit . 978-0-8143-3978-7 . 536 . en.
3. Web site: Turkish Tarator (Walnut and Garlic Sauce) . Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health. 18 September 2012 .
4. Web site: Tarator Sos (Kalamar Sosu) . Nefis Yemek Tarifleri. 28 September 2016 .
5. Web site: Tarator Sos (Kalamar Sosu) . Yemek.
6. Web site: Calamary Sauce Tarator Recipe . Turkish Style Cooking. 21 August 2014 .
7. Book: Akin . Engin . Essential Turkish Cuisine . 2015 . ABRAMS . 9781613128718 .
8. Web site: Tarator Sos (Kalamar Sosu) . Nefis Yemek Tarifleri. 28 September 2016 .
9. Web site: Tarator Sos (Kalamar Sosu) . Yemek.
10. Web site: Calamary Sauce Tarator Recipe . Turkish Style Cooking. 21 August 2014 .