Do you eat this too in your country?
Posted by canyoubelieveitt@reddit | AskBalkans | View on Reddit | 503 comments
Here its one of the most popular things to eat in summer.
Temenusha@reddit
Hell yeah!
Nsflguru@reddit
Nice work!
Valahul77@reddit
Yeah, it exists in many countries( Canada included even though here it is not that common). The only difference is the type of fish they use. In the East it's cooked with salt water fish like anchovy. In Canada I've seen made using freshwater smelt.
RemarkableCricket539@reddit
Wait. We actually do up in Greenland. We call them Ammassat and are some kind of wild, tiny salmon.
Fast_potato_indeed@reddit
Greenland????
I mean I understand Portugal has been trying to sneak in to Balkans and some Balkanis are cheerily supporting it 😈, but Greenland?
What’s next, Falkland Islands are also part of Balkans? 😂
ClassroomStrict912@reddit
Looks like something that is found in every Finnish marketplace in the summer. No beer because you need a special license for that though 😁. We call them ”muikku”
tuntematonmina@reddit
Greetings from Finland! We also have our version of this, simply called friend vendance. Vendance is small fish catched mainly from our big lakes, its related to what americans call whitefish or common whitefish.
No_Calligrapher1190@reddit
MBGA Make Balkans Great Again next is Cuba.
drvobradi@reddit
I thought that we had agreed that Balkan is state of mind, not a place. At least we should give credit to Greenlanders for telling Trump to fuck off, kind of Balkan move.
RemarkableCricket539@reddit
I think generally small fish with some kind of batter is quite universal 😂
Final-Nebula-7049@reddit
The other day we cooked two versions, because you know, Turkish things
canyoubelieveitt@reddit (OP)
What's the non-fried version?
FrigopieMessi@reddit
Let me kidnap the post and suggest one of the variations that is done in Spain and that is utterly delicious and very easy to do.
Boquerones en vinagre (in vinegar)
Recipe can be very easily found in internet, its super easy
robininscarf@reddit
Wow, we don't have this. At least, not for hamsi. Thank you.
Dull_Cucumber_3908@reddit
really? How did you missed it?
It's a good meze for raki/ouzo in Greece
https://www.kopiaste.org/2008/05/marinated-anchovies/
funstufffff@reddit
We do have this, "Sirke limonlu hamsi marin" maybe u/robininscarf hasn't bumped in to it yet. Goes great with rakı as suggested )) We eat this around İzmir as a meze and I've had it in a restourant in Cunda island as well. It's either a Greek or a Spanish recipe.
robininscarf@reddit
I actually meant eastern Black Sea region there, yet you're right I always thought bigger fishes were used for this recipe and it was more of an Mediterrenean-Aegean thing. Turns out I was wrong in both cases, someone in the other comments section mentioned having this in Gümüşhane too. I studied in İzmir for years, but I was already a vegeterian and I probably didn't pay attention to these types of dishes.
Easy_Recording_7584@reddit
we have something very similar but with sea bass instead of anchovies
Dull_Cucumber_3908@reddit
I had to look it up and it seems like it is a thing in Greece as well, even though I have never heard of it.
robininscarf@reddit
This kinda dishes are more Aegean Mediterrenean, or my family and the restaurants in my hometown were really conservative. We don't make Lakerda with Hamsi. It's usually with fishes like toric, sarda sarda etc.
PotentialBat34@reddit
We do have some version of this. I remember eating hamsi cooked very slowly by my best friend's now deceased grandfather, and they were from Gümüşhane. Best hamsi I ever had.
robininscarf@reddit
We cook it with a lot of lemons and onions, with little bit of water. Do you think it could be it?
PotentialBat34@reddit
I think he used to do it with a lot of vinegar and lemon juice. It was a process of hours, if not days though. May he rest in peace.
robininscarf@reddit
May he rest in peace. I used to think this was more of an Aegean, Mediterrenean type of dish but I guess I was wrong. I didn't even know there was a variety with hamsi, let alone it being more popular with hamsi.
FrigopieMessi@reddit
Thats it. It takes minimum a day.
Im very happy to see you all my Mediterranean brothers sharing similar cuisines and living experiences.
We are all truly brothers, even if we are not balkanic.
People wants us to be western europeans when what we truly are is mediterraneans.
Dull_Cucumber_3908@reddit
It reminds me the marinates anchovies in Greece.
https://www.kopiaste.org/2008/05/marinated-anchovies/
Good for meze (tapas in Spain) :)
FrigopieMessi@reddit
Its basically the same.
Its very beautiful for me to see all my mediterranean brothers sharing similar cuisines. We are truly all brothers with very very similar living experiences. The mediterranean is our home.
puzzledpanther@reddit
We do that in Greece do and a lot of people love it compared to the fried version.
I think it's disgusting.
FrigopieMessi@reddit
Wow, is highly highly appreciated in Spain and better considered than their fried counterparts.
For me its spectacular
Elgecko123@reddit
This version is highly appreciated in Greece as well.. obviously not everyone likes it but it’s popular and many love it
puzzledpanther@reddit
I'm not a particular fan of non-balsamic vinegar so it's not for me :)
pow3llmorgan@reddit
We had them on Menorca and they looked exactly like the OP picture. These look awesome!
Anna_akademika@reddit
They also have like a fried version, it's very good!
Putrid_Speed_5138@reddit
This seems like a good side for raki.
canyoubelieveitt@reddit (OP)
Very nice, Spanish food is goat.
robininscarf@reddit
Hey, do you guys have this? We call this içli tava or hamsi pilav, I would love to hear if you guys have this too. If you have, what do you guys call this? (I can't eat this since I am a vegetarian but I grew up with this.)
Mestintrela@reddit
As far I know we have nothing similar to this in Greece.
But I googled it and apparently there is an obscure Pontic recipe for this. Called hampsopilafo. https://www.gastronomos.gr/syntagh/to-ekpliktiko-champsopilafo-gayros-me-its-pilaf-sto-foyrno/131071/
robininscarf@reddit
Ahh, perfect. I am glad the culture we shared with our old Anatolian Pontic Greek neighbours is still in records, somewhere. Thank you.
Final-Nebula-7049@reddit
Grilled, pan fried, oven rolled. Unnecessary amounts of variation but they have slight differences
dulbirakan@reddit
Don't forget served with rice.
https://yemek.com/tarif/hamsili-pilav/
PoorDoddle@reddit
One dish I refuse to eat despite being Turkish
AdmiralQED@reddit
Hamsi koydum tavaya, basladi oynamaya!
dulbirakan@reddit
In Turkey there is also a pilav made with it.
https://yemek.com/tarif/hamsili-pilav/
rical8@reddit
we also have 2 versions (greek) , fried + in the oven.
Commercial_Leek6987@reddit
There is soup and dessert too
Lanwel@reddit
There is even one recipe with rice.
fekanix@reddit
Hamsi baklava and hamsi turşusu.
chillbill1@reddit
Yesss with lemon and garlic
snakelair88@reddit
Can’t wait to devour a plate once it’s warms up a bit
Fuzzy_Alg@reddit
How strange, we eat when the weather gets cold in Turkey. When the weather is not cold, they are not fatty and tasty enough. There is even a hunting ban between April 1 and September 1. Maybe it's not about weather but fish migration cycle?
Just checked it and yes they are migrating between north and south Black Sea. They migrate south in winter and north in summer.
canyoubelieveitt@reddit (OP)
Interesting fact. Here its also a summer food because it usually goes along cold beer.
fk_censors@reddit
The beer thing in the Balkans (except for the parts that were previously ruled by Austrians) seems like a modern marketing plot, for global conglomerates to sell their shitty products. Beer goes with this, a cold beer goes with the soccer game, meet your friends for a beer, etc. These lands were producing wine and yet people have been convinced by some stupid commercials to switch to foreign mass produced beer, in a single generation. Sad.
canyoubelieveitt@reddit (OP)
Bro wine doesnt go well in 45C summers.
NeaTitiDeLaCroitorie@reddit
And you serve huge portions! God bless you! Can`t wait to go to Varna this summer for a cold Zagorka retro and a portion of tsatsa.
waudmasterwaudi@reddit
Is it not zsatsata?
abhora_ratio@reddit
I hear you, brother! 🍻
Funny-Ingenuity-7179@reddit
Oh shit I need to try that. I never eat hamsi with a cold beer.
God I miss my country
immacomment-here-now@reddit
I knew I’d see you too in the top, Bulgaria.
hitteroff@reddit
:))yess
Carbastan24@reddit
We eat them in the summer cause it's associated with the seaside. People go to the seaside in the summer.
I like them cold and salty with a beer. Damn I can't wait now
NeaTitiDeLaCroitorie@reddit
are you talking about the hamsi or cacea? here we are often served with cacea branded as hamsigiller
RegionSignificant977@reddit
In Bulgaria it's almost always cacea. We call it Tsatsa, and hamsi is hamsya.
robininscarf@reddit
Woww, I'll keep tsatsa in my mind.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
Maybe it's Çaça for you but maybe it's a thing only in Black Sea coast regions of Turkey, as it has much more varieties in Mediterranean.
Apparently we use similar word for this little fishes with you and Romanians.
robininscarf@reddit
Wow, I don't remember it much on our table but it seems Aegeans love it and call it as Papalina too. Thank you, I suck at differentiating fishes. Or animals. Or plants... It's good to know we share these words, though. It can come handy, one day.
zhbidelj@reddit
Papaline is used in south Croatia for this type of fish. Or girice
RegionSignificant977@reddit
Apperantly it's Papalina in Greece also. But it's not popular. Animals plant varieties and fishes are hard. I usually use changing languages in Wikipedia as translators also doesn't help.
robininscarf@reddit
Yes, the changes between pages with different languages can be a lot too. It takes great effort to go after knowledge like this. Most of the time I just use it in En and be done with it. Checking in other langauages is something I do quite rarely.
Fuzzy_Alg@reddit
I wrote about anchovies, I didn't know there was a fish called cecea (çaça in turkish i quess). It looks pretty similar, Maybe I've eaten it knowing as hamsi before without realizing it. Some fishing stalls sell similar fish under the name of the other...
NeaTitiDeLaCroitorie@reddit
I did not want to call it çaça, because in Romanian, if you do not put the accent, caca means something totally different. I wanted to avoid this.
Justalittlepatience3@reddit
Does it mean female pimp? Also is the fish cacea called sprat in English?
NeaTitiDeLaCroitorie@reddit
Caca means poop in Romanian, And yes, the cacea is sprat, and hamsie is anchovy.
robininscarf@reddit
OMG, kaka is poop in Turkish too. Two unrelated words I've learned in same day, this is hilarious.
thelordchonky@reddit
It's the same in Spanish too lmao
Kaamos_666@reddit
Kaka is poop in so many countries. It’s a very common word for different places of the world.
robininscarf@reddit
Thank you, it's good to keep in mind. You'll never know when you'll be close to shitting your pants, lol.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
çaça is more like tsatsa. Apperantly it's Țața in Romanian.
I found that when I searched words with ts in Romanian, and it gave me Țiți. I'll get those too. :D Bulgarian word for tits is the same.
I have no idea how cacea is pronounced.
theowlstory@reddit
I guess they get it when the season has passed & whatever is left from us is sent as exports.
nicubunu@reddit
Is the traditional fast food when you go to the beach in summer
Left-Function7277@reddit
Fish almost always taste better when the water is cold.
snakelair88@reddit
Ah wait, that may be entirely true - I live in the mountains in Romania so we’d only have them when it’s summer and we’re at the seaside
GreenGrassQ1@reddit
Dont forget to add the beer or white cold wine next to it.
loremipsum777@reddit
mananci doar una?
GrgaPrticRomanul@reddit
Doar una?
Aky_Kawasaki@reddit
Yeah girice
grimvard@reddit
Try rocket leaves in addition
heatseaking_rock@reddit
That is actually a great suggestion!
grimvard@reddit
It tastes so good with fish bro, suits to any fish.
heatseaking_rock@reddit
As a side salad, or as sauce component?
grimvard@reddit
Just squeeze some lemon on it, eat it alongside
Critical_Apartment_2@reddit
It can be as salad also you can squiz lemon on top of it + some salt ...
when i have a fish on the table i always have 3 things fish + roka + raki or ouzo
Eating fish without raki is like a blasphemy for me :D
heatseaking_rock@reddit
Ouzo is better. And I kind of agree with the raki statement. I'm a trout fisherman myself, and I make a mad gravlax and smoked salmone, and every time a stiff one gets it there.
Survivalist2@reddit
And bread!
BlastoiseSikyon@reddit
Wait until you find out that most of them aren't actually hamsii, but șprot 😂
papayango@reddit
Lemon AND garlic? And I thought we were eccentric for eating hamsie with with garlic and a bit of fresh chili (the ones that are native to Romania that are not as fruity or spicy as other varieties; it's more of a freshness jüj).
But I am not here to shame your for your mujdei philosophy. Auzi, lămâie /s
AdrianIsTooFat@reddit
Hell yes
Electronic_Lab_1704@reddit
Hamsi (Hamsie[Anchovies]) travel along the Black Sea coast all year round. In winter, they are found along the Turkish coast. That's why they are eaten in Turkiye during the winter.
It is very popular in Türkiye. Lemon is added, but garlic is not.
honeylipbalmm@reddit
Of courseee hamsi is from my city Trabzon 😍
ParoXYZm@reddit
Not sure what type this is, but it looks exactly like the Bleak (Alburnus alburnus) I usually buy in Tornio Finland. Perfect beer snack. In Kalix sweden they fish these for the roe. So you can buy shopping bags full dirt cheap. Then grill them with a gridiron, baste them with some brine and eat whole with potatoes and a white sauce with onions.
But these, I'd eat cold while drinking beer.
AdministrativeGap295@reddit
Yes, whith bread and olives.
LadyQuantea@reddit
Yes! We call them "gavros" (γαύρος) in Greece.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
Gavros is different kind of fish. Gavros is anchovy that's Sprat or Sprattus sprattus, and I can't find Greek name for it.
Acceptable-Number944@reddit
Atherina I believe.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
That's third kind of small fish that you might not recognize if it's fried. LoL!
Anchovy (gavros) and sprat are little different though.
anastis@reddit
Could be μαρίδα (Spicara smaris)
RegionSignificant977@reddit
Apparently it's papalina and it's common only on Lesvos
Acceptable-Number944@reddit
Interesting! I have family from there. Didn’t know. Really cool.
hotpatat@reddit
We eat it in Samos as well
Gonji89@reddit
Atherina are silversides specifically. Which these might be, idk I don’t know the fish that well. My family always makes silversides.
Dull_Cucumber_3908@reddit
No! Apparently it's called παπαλίνα in Greek. Never heard of that.
https://xrysoskoufaki.gr/τηγανιτή-παπαλίνα
DaKroat@reddit
Atherina boyeri, yes
pk851667@reddit
This is marida
RegionSignificant977@reddit
παπαλινα
pinelogr@reddit
Μαριδάκι;
RegionSignificant977@reddit
παπαλινα
Dull_Cucumber_3908@reddit
I had to look up what a Sprat is. Seems like it is called παπαλινα (papalina) in Greek and I have never heard of it,
I found the following however
https://xrysoskoufaki.gr/τηγανιτή-παπαλίνα
ShirtSalty888@reddit
It is called papalina in Greek, but I think it is only regional in Lesvos. Gavros or atherina are the most usual version of this dish in the rest of the country
RegionSignificant977@reddit
Finally I understood how it's named in Greece. Thank you!
munchmills@reddit
Giaour 😅
Miserable_Purple_252@reddit
Yes! cornalitos in Argentina
heavystinker@reddit
uhh no
waudmasterwaudi@reddit
I Wish we would
venusinfurstattoo@reddit
Like this
italiansausageman@reddit
Yes
Cold-Routine-4875@reddit
Everybody does
Intrepid_Box_5109@reddit
Yes. And it’s awesome.
valltzu@reddit
Kinda reminds me of "muikku" in Finland. With some garlic sauce and fries it's really good.
JRBlond@reddit
In Portugal of course
skywllk@reddit
Hamsie în Romania. I would eat those every day
RegionSignificant977@reddit
That's Șprot. Hamsie is little different.
reasonable-99percent@reddit
Your knowledge of Romanian is impressive. благодаря!
RegionSignificant977@reddit
Lol! I've learned to use language change in wikipedia for animals and plants species because it's usually easiest way to find names in different language and translators sometimes aren't that good with that. Sadly I don't understand Romanian. Still, we call Hamsie Hamsia. So you understand Bulgarian as much I understand Romanian. You are welcome.
Category63@reddit
I love this interaction.
Bluesky00222@reddit
It’s also called Hamsi in Turkish. I wonder the origin of the name.
43282348@reddit
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hamsie
Whenever you're curious about the etymology of a word, use Wiktionary. It's pretty good.
ivo_sotirov@reddit
In Bulgaria we have a few word for it - one is Хамсия so it sounds the same as in romanian!
cucuman@reddit
Also sounds the same in Turkish and written as Hamsi !
kukaz00@reddit
I eat them often at the Dalboka Mussel farm whenever I drive for a walk to Balchik
Hot_Distribution_131@reddit
Never heard of Хамсия, only цаца.
nicubunu@reddit
https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8
RegionSignificant977@reddit
Хамсия and цаца are different species. Anchovy and sprat in English.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
Цаца and хамсия are different kind of fish. It's sprat and anchovy in English. Sprat is very popular in Bulgaria for some reason.
wastetine@reddit
Your links are to the same wiki page.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
Sorry. Fixed!
canyoubelieveitt@reddit (OP)
Everyone I know calls it Цаца.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
Цаца and хамсия are different kind of fish.
EmptyPossibility2551@reddit
In Germany they are called "Sprotten" and are hot smoked and not fried... you usually only get them on the coast fresh from the fish smokehouse or sometimes in fish cans in the supermarket.
SpotEuphoric@reddit
Yes
unnamed-user1784@reddit
No but I want to
omaiordaaldeia@reddit
That type of meal originated in iberia.
Chillfire1385@reddit
I prefer hamsi in the oven with an Olive oil Lemon sauce, with some pickled sumac onions. But this is a classic too.
Automatic-Art9739@reddit
Nah, we eat them fermented
Klint_BG@reddit
Yes. Girice
InformalAd7675@reddit
yes, italy
Commercial_Leek6987@reddit
On Eastern Turkish coast of Black Sea, they make dishes, soups, even dessert put of this fish
Marizemid10371@reddit
Dessert?????? Like what???(Sorry for asking but I can't even imagine...)
Commercial_Leek6987@reddit
Yup 😂 Search for “hamsi tatlısı” on google. I haven’t tried myself, I don’t think I could either, can’t even begin to imagine how fish would taste as a dessert
Dramatic_Bed9236@reddit
Hamsi tatlısı is not made with hamsi, but only looks like hamsi. stop spreading misinformation.
Marizemid10371@reddit
Oh God, I just did... Why, why, why????😬😂😂😂
robininscarf@reddit
I am from Eastern Black Sea regions of Turkey, and it baffles me to this day. There are some places that makes this but I'haven't seen it with my own eyes yet. In fact, the first time I heard of this, it was in an old movie as a gag. That old movie one didn't even seem genuine, because we don't have much of a gelatin based desert in our cuisine.
Marizemid10371@reddit
I surely don't know, but I try to be open to new experiences. The first time I visited Istanbul I was offered tavukgogsu (sorry,i don't have adequate Turkish spelling) and first I was thinking that it would be bad, but it was incredible. And yes, you are right fishy baclava is sacrilege! Good morning from Athens!
Public-Initiative509@reddit
I am from the Black Sea region too and never heard of it .. it does not look good.
-Kares-@reddit
Our Black Sea Region is famous for its food crimes.
nicknamehahahah@reddit
pickles too
Paws_n_Pixels@reddit
yup!
SubRedditEdit@reddit
Yeah
da_real007n7@reddit
YESHHDHFBDHD I LOVE HAMSI 🥹✌️✌️✌️
Parking-Code-4159@reddit
I believe this is a dish that's eaten everywhere from Latvia amd Russia in the north, through Poland and Germany, all the way down to Turkey in the south. And I bet it is eaten in other places as well. I know it also with lemon
ndiddy81@reddit
Yes but we not balkan
Pristine_Length_3159@reddit
Horse Mackerel and Garfish fried the same way are even better.
No_Calligrapher1190@reddit
Fantastic, with lemon and salt.
Snoo-35855@reddit
Yes and the right way is to eat it whole with the bones
happy0cattey@reddit
Yes the same stylr
merdeauxfraises@reddit
🇬🇷absolutely, had some today!
guga76@reddit
Petinga, it’s how we name it in Portugal 🇵🇹 👌
Tzatziki007@reddit
yes
rastafarisinrasta@reddit
In Málaga we eat those as well. We call them boquerones
Wytsch@reddit
No but its one of the first thing i would order when on vacation
miami002@reddit
С пивом - да. Ням ням
enjoyoooor@reddit
This post screams Bulgaria
Jazzlike-Moose3123@reddit
Yeah ıts called hamsi. Its cheap and healthy i think i should eat it more. We eat it like a few times in a year.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
It's Çaça not hamsi.
Jazzlike-Moose3123@reddit
No we call it hamsi. Its çaça in bulgarian?
RegionSignificant977@reddit
çaça and hamsi are different kind of fish. In English their names are sprat and anchovy. We call them çaça and hamsiya.
Jazzlike-Moose3123@reddit
oh okay. I thought it looked like hamsi.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
Apparently in Turkey çaça is also known, I would guess in Black see shore regions, and that's Turkish name. You have much more varieties in Mediteranean waters.
Jazzlike-Moose3123@reddit
We dont know much about the sea. Its a pity because we are surrounded by it.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
I guess that there are plenty of people in Turkey that live of the sea. They should know.
Atvaaa@reddit
yea ask anyone in Trabzon or Antalya and they would know the difference
Atvaaa@reddit
Hamsi powa
Delegat70@reddit
It's very popular in Bulgaria through the summer but I prefer horse makerel these days, much tastier fish.
Serpantinas@reddit
In Greece we even have a team named after that dish
Ok-Month-7333@reddit
yes i put them in my gyro B-)
Vaggos88@reddit
Greek here. Ofc we do
RingTough3264@reddit
Poor
Rusalkat@reddit
Very similar muikku (freshwater fish)
gloomybloom420@reddit
These are the best
BarbillaCarmesi@reddit
We do in Spain!🤟
-VaeVictis@reddit
this is an absolute must in Lebanon during the summer time especially at beachfront. we cal this fish Bizri
somerandomguyblabla@reddit
Idea of preferring %50 skin and fishbones covered with corn over any other fish is beyond me
RossMxx@reddit
Of course we do, it's a Med thing.
Character_Hamster890@reddit
Of course, with Roka salad and Raki! Some Şakşuka, Fava and Haydari will make it perfect.
LionRagex@reddit
Jaquinzinhos in the honorary balkan 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹
No-Ice-2338@reddit
One of us! One of us! Btw, I loved lapas in Madeira, not sure if they are eaten anywhere else
Ive-no-idea@reddit
Yesss, in the Azores and Canary islands! In the Azores, we eat them grilled with a lot of garlic and lemon, butter or olive oil.
milds7ven@reddit
Jaquinzinhos com arroz de tomate :D
Safe-Razzmatazz3982@reddit
Girice with đuveč. Never tried it together, but could be the next great thing. Welcome to full balkan membership.
AdLeading7250@reddit
Petingas fritas também
G_8_9@reddit
Definitely in Greece 🇬🇷
lcqjp@reddit
Im a foreigner to the balkans and havent had this but want to learn. Is there a common/traditional sauce to eat these with?(to dip them in)
antonis_t@reddit
Atherina 👍🏼
lavenderlovey88@reddit
yes. my balkan husband loves these in my country
Playful-Estimate-453@reddit
Dagaa in Tanzania 🇹🇿
treba_dzemper@reddit
Girice/Gavuni FTW
ChicagoChurro@reddit
I’m Bosnian and have never heard of this. Is it eaten all over the country or only in certain parts?
treba_dzemper@reddit
Of all Bosnian towns you're most likely to find them in Tučepi or Makarska 😜
J/K
It's sea fish so it was common only in places that had fish markets. Now that we're no longer in Yugoslavia it does mean importing the fish from Croatia so it's become a bit less common, but you can still buy them in better equipped markets, or order them in restaurants that offer seafood in towns where it caught on.
SgtMajor-Issues@reddit
Oh yes!! We pick it up for lunch at the beach!
nicknamehahahah@reddit
Not only we eat it but there is also lots of popular songs about it in turkish
s0ur_apples@reddit
Mexico checking in, yes we call them Charales.
0Zaseka0@reddit
Yummy, yes
thelordchonky@reddit
What is it? Fish?
Non-Balkaner here. Just curious.
NoiseMany5869@reddit
yes, with lime and salsa (mostly Valentina).
Knights-Hemplar@reddit
smelts?
PleaseBePatient99@reddit
Never, but I love it when I visit Spain.
Far_Eye_8884@reddit
Barabulka?!
Shivrainthemad@reddit
Yes in south of France.
Heavy-Conversation12@reddit
Holly hell yes, it's a common tapa.
thetyphonlol@reddit
no but I di so if I can if I am on hiliday. its delicious
NimrodvanHall@reddit
We eat this in a Greek restaurant in the Netherlands.
sayinmer@reddit
Hamsiyi koydum tavaya başladı oynamaya 🎶🎶🎶
Themystery7712@reddit
🤤 This and a cold Beer! Please!
Own-Lengthiness-1122@reddit
Fucking love those fishies
New-Ranger-8960@reddit
My grandma makes this dish every week on the day our village has a bazaar
refinedeuropa@reddit
hamsi tava
ilhanguvenerol@reddit
You can crucify me, behead me, lynch me in the public, idc, hamsi is the worst fish ever. Fried chips disguised as fish. An insult to the cuisine.
—Sincerely, a fish enthusiast.
QUADRANYX@reddit
Hamsi la buu
Bobbyee@reddit
Classic seaside dish!
KapetannZaspan@reddit
o da <3
Downtown_Ganache_254@reddit
Turist food, from where I’m from. Only tourists eat this, frozen like from previous 3-4 years ago
n-i-x-x-x@reddit
Yep, we call it "Ца-Ца" (Ca-Ca)!
aadal_dk@reddit
So like boquerones fritos? Love them!
Ok_Distribution6386@reddit
It is hamsi and better grilled
sullanaveconilcane@reddit
Yes!
6LazmaN6@reddit
More important question is do you eat them with or without heads!
Puiucs@reddit
i think it depends on how big they are and how crispy they made them.
canyoubelieveitt@reddit (OP)
Two different philosophies on this one
Puiucs@reddit
it's great. i love it in Romania.
QuickMartyr@reddit
Manjubinhas in Brazil
karma_lama_big_dong@reddit
And with dark beer.. at least when I used to drink! 🥲
Minute_Eye3411@reddit
I went to Bulgaria last Summer and ate this, with great pleasure, because we have it in Marseille too. "Mange-tout".
velebr3@reddit
Sea people do. Us peasant northeners don't lol
ahilleuspotroklos@reddit
Uuuuf 🥰
wierdo_12_333@reddit
Yea with beer
Ok-Gas-6945@reddit
Yes in Greece
AdhesivenessTrue1474@reddit
Wow, amazing
Xanto10@reddit
Lol yes, especially here in South Italy; we put them in a "Cuoppo di Mare" for example, but we have many ways of eating them
ClothesZestyclose814@reddit
Absolutely, it's one of the most common Greek seafood dishes. We call it gavros.
BeyondTheCosmic@reddit
lol I love how it’s impossible for you guys to talk about a dish and add Greek in front of it
ClothesZestyclose814@reddit
What?
pluckyvirus@reddit
Different fish, same idea.
Healthy_Surround8306@reddit
Yes, I eat Hamsie when I go to the Black Sea
rwdsun@reddit
balkan chips
Stunning-Welder-2160@reddit
Why not? It's just fish
eustache10@reddit
Summer of 2005, Vama Veche, Romania. Camping on the beach. This was served with french fries and garlic. One of the cheapest meals you could possibly get. Add a cold Timisoreana beer which was only 2.5 lei (aprox 0.5 Eur today. Back then Euro was of course a lot lower) and you got yourself the perfect beach lunch. Back then I didn't realize those were the best times, tbh.
fts_now@reddit
fritto misto
vanorah@reddit
This > popcorn
Krembiloid@reddit
Inćuni! 😍
couldntthinkoffaname@reddit
i feel like any country that borders the black sea has this and im so glad ts one of the best fishes ever
alecsandru010@reddit
Salty hamsie and a cooold beeeer! life can't be better than that! :D
GrayFox5@reddit
Yes. Called Barbunia in Israel.
Mestintrela@reddit
Barbunia is the name of stripped red mullets in Greek and other European languages.
Are you sure it is not the same in Hebrew?
Commercial_Leek6987@reddit
Same in Turkey, we call Barbunya both the kidney beans (the cold dish) and the fish. The most delicious fish in the world!
GrayFox5@reddit
I’m sure. That’s the name of that fish in Hebrew. I love eating these.
optionstrategy@reddit
Not Balkan, disqualified.
EvilInGood@reddit
What a coincidence, we call kidney beans Barbunya in Turkish and -ya is spelled as -ia as well.
Winter-Speech978@reddit
Yes, we call them Plashki.
Fabulous-Yellow8331@reddit
I have no idea how we call this in Greek but we definitely eat it in Cyprus
voyboy_crying@reddit
Called cironka in albania and they're crack
Dull_Cucumber_3908@reddit
Yes! It's a good meze for ouzo.
Sad_Suspect_9649@reddit
Yeah, we call them girice.
Mikicrep@reddit
can confirm
kotarGorski@reddit
Srdele, no? Girice are much much smaller
Ha55aN1337@reddit
Sardele are bigger. This are just teenage girice 😂
kotarGorski@reddit
Girice are really tiny though, less than a little finger...
Srdele, inćuni and papaline are all similar though and look like this in the picture
Ha55aN1337@reddit
You do realize this is a closeup picture? Look at the lemon.
Sad_Suspect_9649@reddit
Perhaps. Franky idk the difference between papline, girice, srdele...
PrudentCaterpillar74@reddit
Papaline as well.
The_LimitlessOne@reddit
Yessir and its peak
Mikicrep@reddit
yes but without lemon :/
bombosch@reddit
Hamsiiiii
backhand_english@reddit
Papaline. ♥️
Chibrou@reddit
Somehow Papaline returned.
anka453@reddit
I full-on ugly laughed. Thanks for this
Western_Fox_4253@reddit
Looks like papalina but it’s hamsi. We literally wiped out papalina from our Aegean coast btw. I used to eat a lot of it in family summerhouse north of İzmir. Last few years, it’s been almost none.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
Romanian complaining that there's no hamsi in Romania, but there is only sprat (papalina), and you are missing sprat. Op is Bulgarian. Sprat always have been very popular in Bulgaria for some reason. Hamsi is rarely used like that. So I guess it's sprat.
Renbarre@reddit
I'm suddenly hungry. I love that.
BeardedLumberJack420@reddit
What kind of fish are they? In Canada we have a similar small fish we call Smelt that only run for a short time in the spring and frying them up is a quintessential northern treat for sure. So good.
Statakaka@reddit
No we just look at it. Of course we eat it
PruneOk9712@reddit
Hamsularım tazedur da alıp yiyip doysana
bir kilodan n'olur
oh oh bey amca
3-5 kilo alsana. Hamsi is my favorite fish
dreej23@reddit
This is hamsi. Perfect with lemon and salad
ZombieNek0@reddit
When the season comes. Way too much.
dalegribble__96@reddit
The thinking man’s cuisine
lengthener@reddit
In both England and Australia you can find this or at least something similar. Fried whitebait
VeedySpain@reddit
"Pescaíto frito" in Spain. With an Andalusian touch in the name
ChronosSensei@reddit
I've eaten this a total of once in my life and I think about it all the time.
100not2ndaccount@reddit
Mojva
leafsland132@reddit
Yes, called tsironi
Prudent_Walrus1283@reddit
Yes.
TrickAdorable9764@reddit
Yeah, and ours looks 100% like picrel
BigBootyAddictMay@reddit
Of course it’s delicious 🤤
rogin3k@reddit
Mmmmm fih
Saidi9062@reddit
With it we make "ch(c&h not ch)anah", which consists of small fish powder mixed with local bread and water, served with slices of "hadal" (unripe mango), onions, and onion leaves.
leahvicol@reddit
Idk what is this but looks really cool! Where can I find it ?
STOPBADRANDOMS@reddit
Fuck yeah!
Raneynickelfire@reddit
That looks like something repulsive that I would drunkenly eat without a second thought.
juracic@reddit
Prikanci
Sarewokki@reddit
Looks the same definitely, the vendaces are rolled in rye flour and then fried in butter, common staple at summer markets etc. in Finland.
Never seen lemon with it though, but that might be more common these days.
Dangerous-Lettuce-51@reddit
In PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭 these are sun dried then later on fried. Its delicious for us but it stinks when frying. I miss home
XenophonSoulis@reddit
Yes. Not me personally, but people do.
Austerlitz2310@reddit
I hate girice. Then again, I hate all fish. But these have their heads on. No thanks.
Nikillix@reddit
Yes,but imo they kinda suck because of the little bones that get stuck in my teeth.
OkokokokokDum@reddit
my mouth was watering when i saw this image
MixPsychological4728@reddit
Ofc. In Bulgarian we call it tsatsa lol
SkepticalAwaken@reddit
Yumm yes we do
P1K1_@reddit
ye
alumidi@reddit
Just had it this afternoon
DisembarkEmbargo@reddit
Lol yeah, my mom said to make these little fishes all the time.
Economy-Movie-4500@reddit
Yeah, serves in every tavern by the sea in Greece
Secure-Window-5478@reddit
Grunion in SO CAL are free fish for frying.
BillGR7@reddit
Yes of course! Greece 🇬🇷☦️
fatstackinbenj@reddit
I've eaten it but can't say i'm a fan. This only tastes good for like the next 15-ish minutes after it's coked. Any second more than this and it's disgusting.
Also prior to being cooked, this fish was probably in the freezer of some dogshit resturant for like 6 months.
MasterKillerDaki001@reddit
https://i.redd.it/c9ye9are7esg1.gif
Dangerous-Tart1126@reddit
Yeah we are calling it ,,xamsa" in my country
CT0292@reddit
Certain seafood restaurants here might have them in the summer. Whitebait is what its usually called. You can buy them at about an fishmonger. A light dusting, frying, lemon, it's perfect.
Their popularity hasn't grown much over the years. But I've seen old folks with them. Periwinkles and mussels too.
Used to be able to get 1kg of the little sprats or winkles or mussels at the fish monger for about 8 euro. I don't think that's the case anymore.
Numerous_Rough1300@reddit
I wish
dsilva_Viz@reddit
Are you sure this is not Portugal? 😅
PureAfternoon3633@reddit
GIRICE
AdditionalPanda4935@reddit
Jes. Ai ejt dis at kirvaj in maj vilidž.
Severe_Ad_55@reddit
Amazing food and yes we eat this
xVladdy@reddit
HAMSIII
Someone_________@reddit
YES! oh god i remember when i was like twelve we went on holiday to Vieira de Leiria and i ate that for lunch and dinner for a week, it was so good. it wasn't even a restaurant it was a tiny café, i hope they're still open
Nearby_Bodybuilder30@reddit
Giriceeeeee
amash1@reddit
In Portugal it's called "petinga frita" and it's usually eaten with tomato rice and my grandmother used to also fry portuguese cornbread.
melisadhoc@reddit
In Lebanon we eat it with Tarrator (same as falafel sauce). Its deep fried after being marinated in garlic and lemon.
Cetaxizin@reddit
hamsi
Mysterious_Equal_473@reddit
Sardynki <3
Bergfried@reddit
Yes!
BalkanPower_Bro@reddit
We’re landlocked, so I don’t think we have this dish (or it’s rarely available). But I think it is commonly made in Albania.
FrigopieMessi@reddit
In Spain is very very common also, just FYI
ClothesZestyclose814@reddit
Greece as well, we have many variations actually.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
You use anchovy (gavros), that's sprat (Papaline). Today I learned the name of those small fishes on all Balkan languages. In Bulgaria Papaline is very popular for some reason. Almost always it is Papaline.
ClothesZestyclose814@reddit
We have many small fried fish dishes in Greece, at least four from the top of my head. We have gavros, sardela, marida, and atherina. My favorite is atherina, it's the smallest fish and it's crazy crispy you eat it like chips.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
You have a lot of seafood dishes overall. Lol. Varieties in the Black Sea are much more limited. Sprat is like atherina then. It's leaner than anchovy and it's more crispy when fried.
FrigopieMessi@reddit
Same here! Its also delicious.
Boquerones fritos, if anyone is interested
SabziZindagi@reddit
Used to be common in the UK too. They also have it in Lebanon.
Altruistic-Bell-3209@reddit
I ate this in Greece, it's a type of fish I never saw before in Latin America.
kredokathariko@reddit
Wow, you do that too? In Russia it is eaten exclusively in Saint Petersburg.
NefariousnessOk5654@reddit
The food of champions
Alp2316@reddit
As far as I concern Hamsi most delicious fish in the World.
Worth_Environment_42@reddit
Greece 🇬🇷 YES.
ivo_sotirov@reddit
Цаца, Хамсия, Копърка I'm sure there are more words for the same dish in Bulgaria, but these are the ones I know
RegionSignificant977@reddit
Копърка/Цаца and Хамсия are different kind of fish.
Hot_Net3916@reddit
And Копърка is only when трицона is marinated. So it’s цаца or хамсия, depending on the species.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
Хамсия is meatier. You can tell the difference. Цаца (sprat) is much cheaper and much more common in Bulgaria.
Mr_Kikos@reddit
трицона също
PlinketyPlinkaPlink@reddit
Not really in my part of Norway, but I miss the Spanish ones you'd get on the beach.
WeirdAssumption2482@reddit
turkiye and hamsi its a most famous fish here
ACM96@reddit
Absolutely! Limon, fresh bread and Hamsi - that's the Turkish way!
StrayFeral@reddit
I kill for this! 🇧🇬🇧🇬
Soft_Fisherman4506@reddit
Yep in the uk, sprats or whitebait.
Jose_Caveirinha_2001@reddit
In Brazil it's called "piabinha".
ActuatorNew6203@reddit
My lunch last sunday, with cooked potatoes with chard, lemon and garlic. Fantastic...
hugcker@reddit
Its popular streetfood in naples, cuoppo fritto
UsefulBottle81@reddit
Interesting, we also eat them in every season except summer.
Donizatas@reddit
Parrochas !! Galicia - Spain
Slight-Mud-1584@reddit
Loved it!! pretty deliciouss
223Steppah@reddit
Yes we do its called gauros
Floor-is-Drava@reddit
Famous work meal (gablec), makes the caffeteria smell of fried fish for hours. Lovely
giorgi_iusuf@reddit
Oh yeah, with garlic sauce 👌
kukaz00@reddit
My mouth is watering duck off
Rvic0@reddit
With bread and or polenta (mamaliga)
EnvironmentalCost980@reddit
Yes. In Romanian one of the fish is “hamsie” multiple are “hamsii”
No_Opinion5336@reddit
Man. This is very popular in Portugal. We call it "Petinga" and is common from north to south, especially in the coastal areas. I really thought this was our thing 😄
kalayt@reddit
what fish do you use?
RegionSignificant977@reddit
It's almost always European_sprat in Bulgaria. In Mediterranean European anchovy is apparently much more popular.
ResponsibleCar8814@reddit
Looks like something from Alien movies
IlCinese@reddit
Used to be very a popular food option at summer fairs back when I was a kid, in northern Italy.
Far-Estimate956@reddit
Yes lemon and garlic!!
Internal-Remove7223@reddit
boquerones in Spain, fried or marinated in vinegar, both incredible
ImSolidGold@reddit
Id kill for that.
RahkaGandalf@reddit
Yes, very popular in Finland. Usually served with garlic mayo. There is a fish market coming up soon and there will be a lot of these. Is the fish here coregonus albula?
nkryptid@reddit
Are those smelt? My uncle used to fish for them. Hella fucking tasty. Haven't had them in decades. R.I.P Sammy
jaznam112@reddit
Yes. With tršćanski sauce (parsley, olive oil, lemon and garlic) and blitva (swiss chard with potatoes, olive oil and garlic)
NPCnr348592@reddit
It's bloody amazing. I remember taking my German friend to a pub in Gdańsk, and he had like 4 plates of this, then he talked his way into the kitchen and begged for recipie. Dude went insane, like it activated some forgotten neuron paths in his soul.
Munshirobot@reddit
OMG i live for this!!!!!
Substantial_Ad_9016@reddit
Yes from Greece
GotRektDuh@reddit
Gavros. If you know your game you eat the whole thing in one bite
Savings_Dragonfly806@reddit
HELL YEAH!
Max_ach@reddit
Plashici in Macedonian. They're usually eaten where the lakes are - Ohrid, Prespa and Dojran.
GovernmentHopeful285@reddit
I would definitely try this!
MammothTrifle3616@reddit
Kod Mimice na ribice ;)
Ashamed_Shoulder1399@reddit
Yes, yes, in Serbia we call it "girice".
paradajz666@reddit
Ofc. With a lot of raw onions and white bread.
Cha-Otic@reddit
Hamsi!
Better-Judgment8970@reddit
Turkish wife makes it all the time
Fit-Bedroom-7645@reddit
I think that's the equivalent of 'whitebait' in the UK , haven't seen it much lately.
sumdemian@reddit
It looks like fried hamsi or sardalya (I'm Türkish). Looking at the photo made my stomach rumble with hunger!
Electronic-Bird-5472@reddit
Best for the summer whit a cold beer 🍺
Few-You-1554@reddit
yes
Standard_Rock3199@reddit
sure
MMortein@reddit
Yes in Croatia
ratz1819@reddit
Hamsie 🤤🤤🤤
Low_Skill_4096@reddit
yes we do
alasw0eisme@reddit
Is this цаца? I don't even know the English word. I just know they're a type of sardine.
Strong_Ad2383@reddit
If it’s the same thing we eat in England, we call it whitebait.
ItJustWontDo242@reddit
Yes! I remember going out at night with my Dedo to catch buckets of these when I was a kid
Nounousomes78@reddit
Egypt/Alexandria
Drafter1991@reddit
Yeeeesssss. I love that food!!!!
f-ranke@reddit
Love it! Eat it whenever I am in Croatia
StaticSystemShock@reddit
I can both smell and taste this image. In a good way. This shit is fire!
Immediate_Engine3066@reddit
We cook in frying pan but first dipped in corn flour,
Jamsedreng22@reddit
I imagine it's like boquerones fritos? love that.
We don't have it in Denmark, but I had it in Spain just like that. Delicious with just a bit of salt and freshly squeezed lemon.
Awkward_Writer5990@reddit
hamsi tava turkish version
Senju19_02@reddit
Yes. In Bulgaria we call this tsatsa (цаца)
schnuuu369@reddit
Ich habe die als Kind in Spanien geliebt . Sie hießen dort „boquerones“ oder so ähnlich. Frisch aus dem Meer. Es war köstlich
Awkward_Writer5990@reddit
we eat like this
Kohonis@reddit
Γάβρος ή χαψία όπως λέμε οι Πόντιοι. Essential Greek tavern summer item is fried gavros
SAUR-ONE@reddit
Every week.
VStoyanov5000@reddit
Ca-Ca
Acidd_dragon@reddit
Fuck yes
Exact_Map3366@reddit
Looks exactly the same as what we have in Finland. Probably slightly different ingredients though. We use vendace, rye flour and butter.
Worried-Owl-9198@reddit
Papalina or Hamsi
d1xt1r@reddit
Цаца ❤️
Entire_Example4254@reddit
Hell yeah! We cal it “stinta” in Lithuania and when this fish comes to our waters at winter we catch and eat it like crazy
No-Cream-7647@reddit
Yeah but I dont like it
Consistent-Shoe-9602@reddit
We do. I've been a vegetarian for over a decade and a half and this is one of the few things I really miss. It's not steak or burgers or sausages or chicken soup, it's цаца ("tsatsa").
ThickCaterpillar9867@reddit
Yes,idk if they are anchovies or sardines but both are eaten in the same style.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
In Bulgaria almost always it's sprat. Much more often than anchovies. Sardines are almost non existing in the Black Sea.
ThickCaterpillar9867@reddit
I did not know that,in Albania we use all 3 ,sardines,anchovies and sprat
RegionSignificant977@reddit
With a cold beer. Cheers! I have to visit Albania. Shame on me I've never been there.
ThickCaterpillar9867@reddit
Or cold homemade white wine,you are welcome!
Commercial_Leek6987@reddit
Hamsi is a specific species in Black Sea
Snoo-16806@reddit
We eat them a lot in Morocco, I am from an Atlantic based city.
name2sayMKD@reddit
With Шприцер 😂
canyoubelieveitt@reddit (OP)
What is that?
_whatever_idc@reddit
White wine and sparkling water mix. Goated combo.
Substantial-One1934@reddit
Yes especially in summer, but I myself rarely eat fish.
JimTheSaint@reddit
I had that dish in malaga, Spain it was delicious
Upstairs-Challenge92@reddit
Oh man that reminds me, might eat it this week again. Yes absolutely we do XD
thrac1an@reddit
It is not legal to fish in summer in turkey. The only option is winter
fragmuffin91@reddit
I used to when it was 2e. Now it's 12...
SkyFall3N@reddit
It seems "Hamsi" in Türkiye but we eat this in the winter and we eat a lot.
NoEatBatman@reddit
Quite interesting, for us this is a summer time staple that we usually associate going to a waterpark or beach
masthema@reddit
It used to. It's very hard to find hamsie nowadays, just stupid sprot
RegionSignificant977@reddit
We have a sayng - when there's no fish sprot is fish. For some reason sprot has always been popular in Bulgaria. More popular than hamsie. And it's not that bad.
Bluefairy_88@reddit
I honestly didn't even know there's a difference between them. I ate them both and they were so similar I thought it's just different names for the same fish.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
hamsie is more meaty.
RegionSignificant977@reddit
That's Çaça. We use the same name like you. Also for Hamsi. But they are different kind of fish.
Cihonidas@reddit
I love hamsi when it's fried in corn flour
flov7@reddit
Any time and anywhere
Missglad1@reddit
Yes, ხამსა ❤️
Dry_Dragonfruit1817@reddit
In Italy we eat this
IslandVisible5023@reddit
Sardines are nice indeed
gigidurul1@reddit
Hamsie bre
RegionSignificant977@reddit
It's sprat!
jaunmilijej@reddit
Hamsi! That’s a staple where I’m from! I don’t like it myself though lol
Stackfest@reddit
Sprats in uk
Long_Ad5404@reddit
I can smell that JPEG… pls stop!!
Dewey081@reddit
Had a cone of them in Athens. Delish...Can't remember the name. Logo was blue, IIRC
Styljac@reddit
Yes! So good. Inćuni or girice.
True-Estate2007@reddit
nom nom nom
Successful_Cut_6134@reddit
Yes and it’s the bomb
Checky_3rd@reddit
I'm pretty sure most of the Balkans eat this when it's seafood time. Especially the Hellenes.
Von__Mackensen@reddit
Of course we do!
S7AR4RGD@reddit
Tsatsa :D
OllyBoy619@reddit
Oh hell yeah! Frittura di alici
Devel93@reddit
Girice in Serbian, I used to eat them as a kid every weekend with my dad.
Droid-Soul@reddit
Fried with spices and a spicy salsa like dipping sauce.
Potential_Salt_5780@reddit
Yes in Greece. I don’t like them because they don’t clean the fish and the internals are bitter.
DanieleM01@reddit
Where are you from? Anyways yes but not very often, but I love those
IcySection423@reddit
Among many other delicious and fresh seafood, we also eat this, we squeeze lemon juice on top and often accompany it with Ouzo. Not my personal fav though.
cpteric@reddit
"little fish". crunchy.
Weak-Hat-9583@reddit
Haha I was craving this today, in Romania. Felt like the phone was actively listening
TheyCallHimBabaYagaa@reddit
This with garlic and polenta. Holly taste.
TheArdeleanul@reddit
Forget the cold beers...
TheArtOfVEL@reddit
Gherleanu_Adevarat23@reddit
Especially when it's city day
Nekzilla@reddit
Yes! I love them!
Atlandios000@reddit
Yes.
Not my favourite but I can eat it from time to time.
xesnoteleks@reddit
Hell yes. It works wonders with a white wine spritzer.
I_hate_ElonMusk@reddit
Yes. Croatia
crolionfire@reddit
Girice! Of course we do.
Lanwel@reddit
Hamsi, every week 1 kg, with a gigantic salad.
Ok-Count-9003@reddit
În Romania, definitely ... especially in tourist towns
Ok-Echo1877@reddit
tunisia toog😁
InformationTop3437@reddit
Omg, now I'm craving them! My favorite fish dish delish!!
Mako2401@reddit
Yes.
albo_kapedani@reddit
Açuge or cironka, one of favourite food. And not only for summer times 😅
Fantastic_Dance_4376@reddit
Yes, in México we call them "charales" and of course we have a spicy version too
Relevant_Mobile6989@reddit
Yeah, some people go crazy for these during summer.
Immediate-Club3245@reddit
We call the caca/цаца in Bulgaria
Ayvee12@reddit
Yupp delicious too
chizid@reddit
Every chance I get :)