Marides Tiganites (No Flour)
Plain Fried Small Fish (No Flour/Breading)
Yes, with a tweak: strictly request no flour, breading, or dusting. Almost no net carbs per serving, lower than 9 in 10 Cypriot dishes.
What it is
Crispy fried small fish, typically anchovies or sardines. For keto, these are simply pan-fried in olive oil or deep-fried in clean oil without any flour dusting or breading, seasoned with salt and served with lemon wedges.
Key ingredients
Small whole fish (e.g., marides, gavros), olive oil or other clean frying oil, salt, pepper, lemon wedges.
How to make it keto
Strictly request no flour, breading, or dusting. Confirm the cooking oil is appropriate (e.g., olive oil, sunflower oil, avoiding highly processed seed oils).
Say this to the waiter (Greek)
Για τις Μαρίδες Τηγανητές, οπωσδήποτε χωρίς αλεύρι ή πασπάλισμα, παρακαλώ. Τι λάδι χρησιμοποιείτε για το τηγάνισμα;
For the Marides Tiganites, strictly no flour, breading, or dusting, please. Which oil do you use for frying?
Watch out for
Flour dusting/breading, served with starchy sides like fries.
Macros are estimates for a typical serving and vary by restaurant. Confirm ingredients with staff, especially if you have allergies. Our ingredient lists are generated automatically and describe how a dish is typically made.
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