Assyrian cuisine is the cuisine of the indigenous ethnic Assyrian people, Eastern Aramaic-speaking Syriac Christians of Iraq, northeastern Syria, northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey. Assyrian cuisine is primarily identical to [iraqi-cuisine|Iraqi/Mesopotamian cuisine], as well as being very similar to other Middle Eastern and Caucasian cuisines, as well as Greek cuisine, Levantine cuisine, Turkish cuisine, Iranian cuisine, Israeli cuisine, and Armenian cuisine, with most dishes being similar to the cuisines of the area in which those Assyrians live/originate from. It is rich in grains such as barley, meat, tomato, herbs, spices, cheese, and potato as well as herbs, fermented dairy products, and pickles.

Characteristic parts
Abgoosht
Iranian lamb dish
Akçaabat meatballs
family of meatball or meatloaf dishes
Ash-e doogh
Persian yogurt soup
Ayran
Savory yogurt drink in Near East and Central Asia
Baba ganoush
Levantine dish of cooked eggplant
Börek
stuffed phyllo pastry
Bulgur
cereal food made from the groats of several different wheat species
Bulgur pilavı
cereal food made from the groats of several different wheat species
Dolma
category of dishes of stuffed vegetables, fruits, seafood and flowers
Doogh
Cold savory yogurt drink from Eastern Europe to Central Asia
Fattoush
Salad from Levant Cuisine
Keftedes
family of meatball or meatloaf dishes
Khash
type of food
Kibbeh
dumplings made of bulgur with ground meat and onions
Kleicha
Iraqi cookie
Kofta
family of meatball or meatloaf dishes
Köfte
family of meatball or meatloaf dishes
Kubba
dumplings made of bulgur with ground meat and onions
Kufteh
family of meatball or meatloaf dishes
Lahmacun
Middle Eastern and Turkish flatbread with toppings
Lavash
flatbread
Malai kofta
family of meatball or meatloaf dishes
Oshi toki
category of dishes of stuffed vegetables, fruits, seafood and flowers
Pască
Easter bread
Samoon
Iraqi yeasted bread
Tepsi baytinijan
Iraqi dish
Torshi
Middle Eastern and Balkan pickled vegetables
Yemista
category of dishes of stuffed vegetables, fruits, seafood and flowers
Has characteristic parts: Abgooshtfa Akçaabat meatballs Ash-e dooghfa Ayran Baba ganoush Bulgur Bulgur pilavı Börektr Dolma Dooghfa Fattoush Keftedesel Khash Kibbeh Kleicha Koftael Kubbahe Kufteh Köfte Lahmacuntr Lavash Malai kofta Oshi toki Pască Samoonar Tepsi baytinijanar Torshifa Yemista
Categories: Cuisine Historical cuisine Iranian cuisine Iraqi cuisine Levantine cuisine Mediterranean cuisine Middle Eastern cuisine Syrian cuisine Turkish cuisine
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Wikidata ID: Q4810455
Wikipedia title: Assyrian cuisine
References:
Wikipedia article: Assyrian cuisine
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Middle Eastern cuisine


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