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Eetch (otherwise known as eech, itch, metch or one of several other variations) is a traditional
Eech, Armenian side dish
Eetch (otherwise known as eech, itch, metch or one of several other variations) is a traditional Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
side dish, salad or spread, similar to tabbouleh
Tabbouleh ( ar, تبولة, translit=tabbūla; also tabouleh, tabbouli, tabouli, or taboulah) is a Levantine salad made mostly of finely chopped parsley, with tomatoes, mint, onion, bulgur (soaked, not cooked), and seasoned with olive oil, lemon ...
. Eetch can be eaten either at room temperature or warm.
Its typical red colour is derived from crushed or pureed tomatoes. Common additional ingredients include onion
An onion (''Allium cepa'' L., from Latin ''cepa'' meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus ''Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion ...
, parsley
Parsley, or garden parsley (''Petroselinum crispum'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae that is native to the central and eastern Mediterranean region (Sardinia, Lebanon, Israel, Cyprus, Turkey, southern Italy, Greece, Por ...
, olive oil
Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained from olives (the fruit of ''Olea europaea''; family Oleaceae), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin, produced by pressing whole olives and extracting the oil. It is commonly used in cooking: f ...
, lemon
The lemon (''Citrus limon'') is a species of small evergreen trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia, primarily Northeast India (Assam), Northern Myanmar or China.
The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culin ...
, paprika
Paprika ( US , ; UK , ) is a spice made from dried and ground red peppers. It is traditionally made from ''Capsicum annuum'' varietals in the Longum group, which also includes chili peppers, but the peppers used for paprika tend to be milder an ...
, and bell peppers
The bell pepper (also known as paprika, sweet pepper, pepper, or capsicum ) is the fruit of plants in the Grossum Group of the species ''Capsicum annuum''. Cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colors, including red, yellow, orange ...
.Armenian Food: Fact, Fiction & Folklore. Irina Petrosian, David Underwood (2006).
Eetch is colloquially known as mock kheyma due to its characteristics as a vegetarian form of kheyma.
See also
*Kısır
Kısır is a bulgur based salad found in Turkish cuisine. The main ingredients are finely ground bulgur, parsley, and tomato paste. Common additional ingredients include onion, garlic (in some regions), sour pomegranate molasses, olive oil and ...
References
External links
Eech, Armenian side dish
Bibliography
* The Cuisine of Armenia. Sonia Uvezian, (2001) * ''The Armenian Cookbook'' * ''Cuisine of Armenia''; Sonia Uvezian * ''Complete Armenia Cookbook''; Vezjian; Armenian cuisine Lenten foods Meat substitutes {{Armenia-cuisine-stub