Dairy products Yoghurt, or mast, as it is called in
Kurdish, is considered the most popular fermented dairy product amongst Kurds. • Lorik, Kurdish
cottage cheese • Jajî, or
Van herbed cheese, popularly produced in the Kurdish villages in
Van Province,
Turkey Rice dishes •
Perde pelav •
Biryanî • Birinca sor (red rice) • Birinc bi maş (mung beans and rice)
Stews Bread In Kurdistan, bread can be found in various forms. Their ingredients differ as well as their shapes, densities, and textures.
Stuffed vegetables Stuffed vegetables are widely known as pelpêç or îprax (sarma) or pel (dolma) in Kurdish regions. •
Pel (dolma) •
Pelpêç Dishes with meat involved include: •
Kutilk, also used in the following stews: • Tirşik • Kutildewk • Avşirînk •
Putête çap •
Kebab •
Qelî, Kurdish stir-fry •
Meqlûbî • Skewered meat (i.e. chicken, mutton, beef, etc.)
Dessert •
Gilûl, cooked yoghurt and rice topped with a layer of date molasses •
Xebîse, brown cookies unique to the city of
Amedi •
Kade, ceremonial cookies usually with a date, walnut, or coconut filling •
Arxavk, a paste made from flour and water which can be done savory or sweet • Kurds also use
arxavk as a
kade filling • Apple salad (chopped apples in mayonnaise) is a popular appetizer in Kurdish cuisine •
Peqlave Non-alcoholic beverages •
Kurdish coffee, also known as terebinth coffee ( or ) •
Çay •
Dew or
do • Also used in stews such as
kutildewk •
Avamast or
mastaw • Raisin juice •
Xoşav, or compote == Related cuisines ==