Tarator (Arabic: طراطور), sometimes called tahinia sauce, is a nut- or tahini- based sauce made with lemon juice and garlic that is found in Middle Eastern cuisine and usually served next to fish, falafel, or beef shawarma. It is different from tarator in Balkan cuisine, which is a yoghurt-based cucumber soup similar to tzatziki.
By region
Lebanese
In Lebanese cuisine, tarator (Arabic: طراطور) is a sauce made from tahini, lemon juice, ground garlic, salt, and water. It is often served with falafels or beef shawarma.
Turkey
In Turkish cuisine, tarator is a sauce made from walnuts, bread, lemon juice or vinegar, ground garlic, and olive oil. It is often served with fried calamari, for that reason it also called kalamari sos. The sauce is also served with boiled vegetables. There are also recipes of tarator sauce in Turkey that include yoghurt, or mayo.
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