Tagliatelles with Shaved Greek Botargo
Botargo, or avgotaraho, has been a luxurious local food since at least the Byzantine era. Most Greek avgotaraho comes from the marshlands on the western coast of mainland Greece. This pasta dish is exquisite and very simple to prepare.
Avgotaraho/Botargo
Greek Avgotaraho One of the great gourmet treats of Greece is also one of the most ancient: avgotaraho, or botargo, the pressed, salted, sun-dried roe of the gray mullet. It comes in small logs that have been dipped in beeswax. It is a delicacy like caviar, savored sparingly, usually sliced into thin sheaths and served […]