Sheep's sorrel soup (
Turkish
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: Kuzukulağı çorbası) is a
soup
Soup is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm or hot (but may be cool or cold), that is made by combining ingredients of meat or vegetables with stock, milk, or water. Hot soups are additionally characterized by boiling solid ing ...
made from
sheep's sorrel leaves,
water
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,
corn
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, beans, onions, butter
and
salt.
Sheep's sorrel soup is a dish from the
Black Sea city of
Giresun
Giresun (), formerly Cerasus (Ancient Greek: Κερασοῦς, Greek: Κερασούντα), is the provincial capital of Giresun Province in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about west of the city of Trabzon.
Etymology
Giresun wa ...
popular among
Turkish people. It may have a tart and lemony flavor.
It may be served garnished with chives or bull thistle,
among other ingredients.
See also
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Cuisine of Turkey
Turkish cuisine () is the cuisine of Turkey and the Turkish diaspora. It is largely the heritage of Ottoman cuisine, which can be described as a fusion and refinement of Mediterranean, Balkan, Middle Eastern, Central Asian and Eastern Europe ...
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List of soups
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References
Turkish soups
Giresun
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