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Discover more than 50 Assyrian recipes. Assyrian cuisine is made up of the foods of the ethnic Assyrian people, Eastern Aramaic speaking Syriac Christians that typically reside in northern Iraq,northeastern Syria, north western Iran and south eastern Turkey. Assyrian cuisine is very similar to other Middle Eastern and Caucasian cuisines including those from Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey and Armenia. The foods are rich in vegetables and grains, such as barley, meat, tomato, herbs, spices, cheese, potato as well as herbs, fermented dairy products, and pickles. Alcohol, in particular wheat beer, organic wine and arak is often consumed with an Assyrian meal.

Rice is usually served with every meal accompanied by a stew which is typically poured over the rice. Tea is typically consumed at all times of the day with or without meals, alone or as a social drink. Cheese, crackers, biscuits, baklawa, or other snacks are often served alongside the tea as appetizers.

The primary difference between Assyrian and other Middle Eastern cuisines is that alcohol is rather popular, with several brewing traditions specifically in the form of arak, wheat beer, and organic wine being prevalent amongst them. Unlike in Jewish cuisine and Islamic cuisines in the region, pork is allowed as Assyrians are Christians, however it is not widely consumed in the Arab countries, Turkey or Iran because of restrictions upon availability imposed by the Muslim majority.

Table of Contents: Assyrian Cuisine

Breakfast

Chada
Harissa
Doweh

Appetizers

Jajek (Cheese Cracker Spread)
Jeweled Rice
Burek (Fried Egg Roll)
Tourshiyeh (Pickled Vegetables)
Mooraba Teena (Fig Jam)
Kirtopeh Saropeh (Spicy Potato)
Assyrian Hummus
Chickpea Salad
Mesta (Yogurt)
Tabbouleh Salad
Fava Bean Chickpea Salad
Lentil Salad
Dolma Darpee (Grape Leaf)
Green Lentils And Rice

Soups & Stews

Booshala (Yogurt Soup)
Meatball Stew
Kubba
Koorosht’d Lobya (Lamb And Green Bean Stew)
Reesh-Eklee (Meat Stew)
Shirwa D’ Bameh (Okra Stew)
Shirvet Lobya (Green Bean Stew)
Shurvah (Beef & Potato Stew)
Lentil Soup
Assyrian “Tu” (Chickpeas And Lamb Soup)
Chickpea Balls Stew “Kipteh D’soma”

Main Dishes

Assyrian Spinach Pies
Pomegranate Leg Of Lamb
Biryani
Dolma
Churush (Beef Stew)
Riza Smooka (Red Rice And Lamb)
Maqloobeh (Upside Down Chicken & Rice)
Lofta (Meat Balls)
Kipteh
Sheikh Mahshi (Meat Stuffed Vegetables)
Tepsi (Casserole)
Assyrian “Gubibate” (Torpedo Shaped Croquettes)

Desserts

Kileche (Holiday Cookies)
Kelachi (Walnut Stuffed Cookies) –
Coconut Date Rolls
Kukku (Sesame Seed Cookies)

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