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Lakerda

salt-cured bonito slices served in olive oil with onion

Greece Fermented & pickled

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Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

A salt cure for bonito shared with the Greek community of Istanbul; slices are soaked, then dressed with oil as meze.

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What is Lakerda?

Lakerda is a fermented & pickled from Greece: salt-cured bonito slices served in olive oil with onion. A salt cure for bonito shared with the Greek community of Istanbul; slices are soaked, then dressed with oil as meze.

Made with

fisholive oilonion

Cooked

cured

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