Bolas De Fraile
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Well Margi I would stick to posting about your home cuisine, you are probably on more solid ground.
Bolas,
I do not know how much you know greek cousine but avgotaraho is eaten as an apetiser and cooked on many ways.
'In Greece, avgotaracho is produced primarily from the flathead mullet caught in Greek lagoons. The whole mature ovaries are removed from the fish, washed with water, salted with natural sea salt, dried under the sun, and sealed in melted beeswax.'
we buy white caviar , that is fish eggs and sold especially for taramosalata.
I have been told that the pink colour in taramosalata comes from beet juice.
Maybe the beet juice is a Montreal thing. I have never bought taramo at a store, I have had it at Greek restos. I asked the owner/chef in a small Greek resto and she told me that she used beet juice to make it that pretty pink colour.Hi, I don't use beet juice either, I believe it is only the bought stuff that is pink. Here's a picture showing the colour of the smoked cod roe similar to the one I use H. Forman & Son Smoked Cod's Roe | Smoked Fish | The Fishmongers | The Shop | Christmas Hampers | Smoked Salmon | Chocolate Gifts. when I have added the rest of the ingredients and whizzed it up it is a pale pinky beige/cream colour.
All this talk of tarama, I really want to make some now. The recipe I make uses the roe, lemon juice, olive oil and breadcrumbs (or even mashed potato). Sometimes I even use a little grated onion, all pulverised to a lovely smooth creamy pate type consistency. (I think it is the only word in the English language that uses the letter 'a' six times)
Yeah, that cod liver oil is healthy, but nasty stuff. Danish kids get cod liver pate instead. So much nicer. Really important to get your D vitamins when you live in the north.Hi taxlady, no I have never had cod liver pate. I don't think I have seen the liver anywhere to buy either. I'm sure it would be really yummy but the very thought of cod liver makes me think of when I was a child and my Mother used to give me cod liver oil in liquid form to ward off cold and coughs and keep me healthy Revolting stuff it was too.
Scotts Emulsion Original Cod Liver Oil With Vitamin A & D - 12.5 Oz: Amazon.co.uk: Health & Beauty
I'm sure if I did try the pate it would be lovely and nothing like my memory