To Taste, or Not To Taste?

  is for Taramasalata (or Taramosalata.)

Mediterranean food has some wonderful dishes – the aroma of spices, such as oregano, combined with some pure olive oil and lemon makes my mouth water. Sometimes with family and friends, I will celebrate a special occasion at our favourite Greek restaurant. I almost always order the chicken souvlaki with roasted potatoes and greek salad,  and finished off with baklava, a sliver of walnut pastry oozing in honey for desert. My favourite! 😛 As we sit and enjoy our meals, we often discuss trying saganaki, a cheese dish that is set on fire, but none of us are brave enough. I have tried gyros, keftedes, moussaka, and spanakopita and found them very enjoyable. I tend to shy away from the ‘fishier’ dishes, though. Calamari and octopus give me the creeps. Perhaps that is also why I have never tried the dip known as taramasalata.