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Ash-e doogh ( fa, آش دوغ; az, آیران آشی, Ayran ashi, or ,
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: ''Dovga ashi'') is a
yogurt soup This is a list of yogurt-based dishes and beverages. Yogurt is a food produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as "yogurt cultures". Fermentation of lactose by these bacteria produces lactic acid, whi ...
found in various parts of Iran, such as
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and
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, with differing but similar ingredients. Similar dishes are found all over West Asia.


Etymology

The spelling of the name of this dish varies in English and can include ''ash-e dugh''. There are some alternative terms for this soup, including ''ash-e mast''.


Ingredients

Ash-e doogh is a soup usually made with yogurt or
doogh Ayran, doogh, dhallë, daw, xynogala or tan is a cold savory yogurt-based beverage popular across Western Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeastern Europe, North Asia and Eastern Europe. The principal ingredients are yogurt, water and salt. ...
, as well as different kind of herbs (such as coriander, leek, tarragon,
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, and
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), vegetables (such as
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,
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, chickpeas, peas, onion and garlic), lamb meatballs, eggs, rice, salt and several types of spices. Fried mint with oil (and sometime garlic) is used as a topping for the soup. This soup can be made vegetarian.


Variations

Some people prefer to make this soup with yogurt whereas others prefer doogh, a savory soda yogurt. The soup is made with sweet yogurt, while the soda yogurt is sour. There is a very similar
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dish called ''bushala'', which is similar soup to ash-e-doogh in that it also contains yogurt and green vegetables. ''Bushala'' is consumed by Assyrian people of
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and
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, though it may feature some different ingredients.


See also

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List of soups This is a list of notable soups. Soups have been made since Ancient history, ancient times. Some soups are served with large chunks of meat or vegetables left in the liquid, while others are served as a broth. A broth is a flavored liquid usua ...
*
List of yogurt-based dishes and beverages This is a list of yogurt-based dishes and beverages. Yogurt is a food produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as "yogurt cultures". Fermentation of lactose by these bacteria produces lactic acid, w ...
*
Āsh Ash ( fa, آش), sometimes transliterated as aush or āsh, is a variety of thick noodle soups, which are usually served hot and is part of Iranian cuisine and Afghan cuisine. It is also found in Azerbaijani, Turkish, Pakistani, and Caucasia ...
, a genre of soup dishes from Iran *
Ash reshteh ''Aush reshteh'' or a''ush-e-reshteh'' ( fa, آش رشته) is a type of ''aush'' (Iranian thick soup) featuring reshteh (thin noodles) and kashk (a dairy product, made from cooked or dried yogurt), commonly made in Iran. About There are more ...
, Iranian noodle soup *
Dovga Dovga ( az, Dovğа) is a national meal of Azerbaijani cuisine, a soup traditionally made from plain yoghurt and herbs. More often now, it is a vegetarian, yoghurt-based soup cooked with a variety of herbs. Coriander, dill, mint and rice are ma ...
, a similar Azerbaijani yogurt soup *
Tarator Tzatziki ( el, τζατζίκι), also known as tarator or cacık (), is a dip, soup, or sauce found in the cuisines of Southeast Europe and the Middle East. It is made of salted strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic ...
, a similar Balkans dish *
Toyga soup Toyga ( tr, Toyga or tr, Toğga) is a national meal of Turkish cuisine. It is a yogurt soup cooked with a variety of herbs (mentha and others), wheat and (sometimes) chickpeas. See also *Ash-e doogh, a similar Iranian dish *Dovga, a similar Azerb ...
, a similar Turkish soup


References

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