''Qurutob'' (sometimes ''kurutob'') () is a dish of

Tajik cuisine Tajik cuisine is a traditional cuisine of Tajikistan, and has much in common with Iranian, Afghan, Russian, Chinese, and Uzbek cuisines. ''Palov'' or ''palav'' (pilaf) (), also called ''osh'' (), is the national dish in Tajikistan, as in other ...

. Sometimes described as a "bread salad", it is created using ''

qurut Kashk, kishk, ( ''Kašk'', ), () qurut, kurut, qqet, jameed, shilanch (Tuvan language, Tuvan and , , , , , Tajik language, Tajik: қурут, , Turkish language, Turkish: ''kurut''), chortan ( ''chort’an''), aaruul or khuruud (Mongolian langu ...

'', dried balls of cheese, which are soaked in water; the resulting liquid, salty in flavor, is used as the base of the dish. Strips of ''fatir'', a type of

flatbread A flatbread is bread made usually with flour; water, milk, yogurt, or other liquid; and salt, and then thoroughly rolled into flattened dough. Many flatbreads are Unleavened bread, unleavened, although some are leavened, such as pita bread. A Se ...

, are then placed on top. The mixture is served on large plates, and is usually topped with a variety of vegetables, such as onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, or herbs; meat or chili peppers are also sometimes seen as garnishes. ''Qurutob'' is a shared dish, meant to be eaten with the hands. ''Qurutob'' is the

national dish A national dish is a culinary Dish (food), dish that is strongly associated with a particular country. A dish can be considered a national dish for a variety of reasons: * It is a staple food, made from a selection of locally available foodstuffs ...

Tajikistan Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous city. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, south, Uzbekistan to ...

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