{"id":1155,"date":"2017-07-09T15:59:58","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T15:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodurismo.com\/cms\/?p=1155"},"modified":"2017-07-09T15:59:58","modified_gmt":"2017-07-09T15:59:58","slug":"taramosalata-fish-roe-dip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodurismo.com\/cms\/taramosalata-fish-roe-dip\/","title":{"rendered":"TARAMOSALATA (FISH ROE DIP)"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Clean Monday, early morning, and my grandpa is beating the fish roe in a big wooden mortar, slowly adding drops of hot water\u2026 This lasts more than an hour\u2026 Then my mother takes over for the rest\u2026 Taramosalata, or fish roe dip, was her responsibility, and hers alone, every year, for a long time\u2026 That is the memory that accompanies this family recipe. And if you picture my grandpa, looking like Heidi\u2019s own, a large, heavy old man, you will realise that in my mind it was all some kind of ritual.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, I don\u2019t think I could ever bear to make taramosalata over such long hours, no matter how much I like it \u2013 and I like it a lot\u2026 Every Clean Monday, as I eat taramosalata, I wonder why we don\u2019t make these special treats more often\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve tried many nice taramosalata dips, in homes and restaurants, but the ones that always stood out to me were the ones with a mousse-like light texture. Looking on the internet for a \u201cmousse-y\u201d taramosalata, I discovered that the magic ingredient that brought this airiness was, quite possibly, carbonated water! And I was so happy that on my first try, my suspicions were confirmed\u2026
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