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Ash-e doogh () is a yogurt soup found in various parts of
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, with differing but similar ingredients. It is a kind of Aush. Similar dishes are found all over West Asia.


Etymology

:''See Aush§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''. ''Doogh'' in ''ash-e doogh'' means "yogurt", while ''ash-e'' is a
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meaning "A(u)sh of", meaning ''A(u)sh (made) of/from yogurt.


Ingredients

Ash-e doogh is a soup usually made with yogurt or
doogh Doogh () is a cold and savoury Iranian drink. It is made with fermented milk. Unlike its sister beverage of Turkish origin, ayran, Doogh is not diluted yogurt. According to the Iranian Ministry of Food Standards, Doogh "is a drink resulting fr ...
, 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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, purslane, 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 Doogh () is a cold and savoury Iranian drink. It is made with fermented milk. Unlike its sister beverage of Turkish origin, ayran, Doogh is not diluted yogurt. According to the Iranian Ministry of Food Standards, Doogh "is a drink resulting fr ...
. There is a very similar Assyrian dish called bushala, which is similar soup to ash-e-doogh in that it also contains yogurt and green vegetables. ''Bushala'' is consumed by
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of
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
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 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 usually derived from ...
*
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, wh ...
*
Āsh Aush ( ; ), properly Romanization of Persian, romanized as , is a variety of thick soup, usually served hot. It is part of Iranian cuisine and Afghan cuisine, and is also found in Azerbaijani cuisine, Azerbaijani, Turkey, Turkish, and Caucasian ...
, a genre of soup dishes from Iran * Ash reshteh, Iranian noodle soup * Dovga, a similar Azerbaijani yogurt soup *
Tarator Tzatziki (, , ), also known as ''cacık'' () or ''tarator'', is a class of dip, soup, or sauce found in the cuisines of Southeastern Europe and West Asia. It is made of salted strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic, sa ...
, a similar Balkans dish *
Toyga soup Toyga ( or ) is a national meal of Turkish cuisine. It is a yogurt soup cooked with a variety of herbs (mentha and others), wheat and (sometimes) chickpea The chickpea or chick pea (''Cicer arietinum'') is an annual plant, annual legume of t ...
, a similar Turkish soup


Notes


References

Iranian soups Assyrian cuisine {{soup-stub