Description
A street food of shucked mussels skewered, battered with beer, deep-fried until crispy, and eaten with a garlic-walnut sauce.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Mussels
- Flour
- Sparkling water
- Walnuts
- Bread
- Garlic
Instructions
- Shuck and wash mussels. Mix flour, egg, salt, and sparkling water to make a batter. Skewer mussels, dip in batter, and deep-fry in hot oil until crispy. Pour a 'Tarator Sauce' made of bread, walnuts, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice generously over them and slide off the skewer to eat.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Garlic and walnut richness(Tarator Sauce)
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Frozen shelled mussels, Tempura batter
Pairing
Pilsner Beer
Trivia
[Trend] A famous specialty enjoyed with beer at dusk at street stalls along the Bosphorus in Istanbul and the coast of Izmir.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Eaten standing at street stalls, pulling the freshly fried mussels directly off the skewer with your teeth! Pairs perfectly with beer.
Allergen
Seafood, Wheat, Walnuts, Egg