Chorba or shorba (from dialectal Arabic ; from , 'to drink') is a broad class of

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s or rich

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s found in national cuisines across the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. It is often prepared with added ingredients but served alone as a broth or with bread.

Etymology

''Chorba'', or ''shorba'', is variously derived from the Arabic word meaning 'gravy' or from a Persian term from (, 'salty, brackish') and /, (/, 'water/stew') or from a hypothetical cognate word common to Arabic and Persian. Chorba is also called ( am, ሾርባ), ( uz, шўрва), ( ps, شوروا), ( bg, чорба), ( Serbo-Croatian), ( Somali), (

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

), (russian: шурпа), ( ug, شورپا / ), (

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), ( ky, шорпо) and ( kk, сорпа). In the Indian subcontinent, the term in Hindi () simply means gravy. It is a

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dish and it has vegetarian forms such as tomato shorba.

Types

Shorwa is a traditional Afghan dish which is a simple dish which is usually mixed with bread on the

dastarkhān A dastarkhwān (Perso-Arabic alphabet: دسترخوان, tg, дастархон, ky, дасторкон, hi, दस्तरख़्वान, kk, дастарқан, bn, দস্তরখান, uz, Dasturxon, ne, दस्तरखान ...

. It is a long process and a pressure-cooker is usually used, as it reduces the process to 2 hours. The main ingredients for shorwa are potatoes, beans and meat. It is commonly served with Afghan bread. Ciorbă, as called in Moldova and Romania, consists of various vegetables, meat and herbs. Borș is a sour soup that is used in the Moldova region. It is also has beneficial health effects. It is served hot to stimulate digestion and be effective against colds. There are several types of this dish, such as ciorbă de perișoare, leek soup, Romanian borscht, and borș de burechiușe.

Gallery

File:Shorwa.JPG, Traditional

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shorwa File:Chorba.jpg,

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chorba File:Begova Čorba (Baščaršija in Sarajevo, Bosnia).JPG, Bosnian ''begova čorba'' and somun bread File:Ready kurban chorba.JPG,

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Kurban chorba File:Shorpo.jpg,

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shorpo File:Pileća corba.jpg,

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chicken čorba File:Ciorba.jpg,

ciorbă File:Chorba frik algerienne.jpg,

chorba frik

References

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