Torik
Sarda sarda
#nm_0251📍 Turkish Black Sea
- Language
- Turkish
- Transliteration
- Torik
- IPA
- /toɾik/
From Ancient Greek ταρίχιον taríchion (small preserved tuna) ↳ Diminutive of τάριχος tárichos (preserved/dried fish)
Migratory - prized in autumn season. Often confused with 'tombik' at fish markets. Select slightly curved ones for freshness.
Progression
Same species, different names
AltıparmakTurkish Marmara
Atlantic bonitoInternational
Duman balığıTurkish Marmara
Kestane palamutuTurkish Marmara
MekikTurkish Marmara
PalamutTurkish Aegean
SivriTurkish Black Sea
TorikTurkish Black Sea
Vonoz-GacoTurkish Marmara
Zindan delenTurkish Marmara
Çingene palamutuTurkish Marmara
ΠαλαμίδαGreece
πηλαμύςAncient Greece
بلاميطةEgypt