Seafood

Besides the famous Kalloni sardine, this island boasts of a great variety of fresh fish, such as the “koutavaki” (edible baby shark), rays, lakerda, striped red mullet, cod, common dentex, etc. Many shellfish are very popular on Lesvos and they are fished in both major Lesvos bays, for example, cockles, Noah’s Ark shells, oysters, pectens, all select and quality mezedes eaten raw with lemon or cooked.


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