Name of Greek dish

[malagabob]

Had a plate of very small, about 2cm, whole heads/tails lightly floured fried fish. Similar to what you can get in Spain, on a holiday to Kos. Anyone remind me what the dish is called.

[NoMercy]

Like a whitebait type thing?

[Calibax]

Marithes? (μαρίδες)

[ChuckFickens]

I think they are called picarel in greece (though it's the same thing, I think)

[rojash]

All the places here call it Gavros ( γαύρος ) although if you put that into Google translate it will insist that it's anchovies

[rojash]

μαρίδες are bigger

[DTCwordfan]

Marithes are picarelk - whitebait in English

[DTCwordfan]

picarel, not picarelk (that's a cross between a whitebait and a whelk!)

[DTCwordfan]

There is Sartheles Psites as well: for example Baked Sardines with Garlic & Oregano


In Greek: σαρδέλες ριγανάτες, pronounced sar-THEH-les ree-ghah-NAH-tes
This is a favourite dish all over Greece, and an easy one to make. The recipe calls for fresh sardines, garlic, oregano, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

2 - 2 1/2 pounds of fresh sardines
sea salt
freshly ground pepper
Greek oregano (rigani)
5-6 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
1/2 cup of olive oil
1/2 cup of lemon juice
1/2 cup of water
Preparation:

Preheat oven to 355°F (180°C).

Remove scales and intestines from the sardines, leaving heads intact.

Lay sardines in a baking pan and top with all remaining ingredients, using salt, pepper, and oregano to taste (don't skimp), sprinkling evenly.

Bake at 355°F (180°C) for about 45 minutes.

[rojash]

I think you might be hard pressed to find a 2cm Sardine :)

[DTCwordfan]

why I think it is whitebait

[malagabob]

Marithes sounds familiar, calibax. thanks to all