Shurpa is a rich and hearty lamb soup traditionally made with meat on the bone, a variety of vegetables, and bold spices. Popular across Central Asia and often served in homes throughout the Caucasus region, this warming dish is perfect for chilly days. It’s easy to prepare and impresses with its deep flavor…
Soups
Warm up with traditional soups from the Caucasus region. Discover authentic recipes for Georgian Kharcho, Armenian Spas, and other hearty broths. Simple, step-by-step instructions.
Kharcho – Traditional Georgian Beef Soup with Rice and Walnuts
Kharcho is one of the most iconic dishes of Georgian cuisine. This rich and flavorful beef soup is known for its hearty texture, spicy-sour notes, and the unique combination of rice, walnuts, and garlic. Traditionally made with beef brisket and seasoned with khmeli-suneli and tkemali (a sour plum sauce), kharcho soup is the…
Armenian soup kololik
Kololik is essentially a soup with meatballs. However, the composition of its products, taste and technology, this dish is very different from European soups. Like many Armenian dishes, the kololik has several varieties, differing in the degree of complexity of cooking. The easiest in this respect is the ordinary kololik, the most complex,…
Azerbaijan soup piti
Soup piti is a national dish of Azerbaijan cuisine. This soup has several important features. Firstly, traditionally such soup is prepared exclusively from lamb with the addition of chickpeas. These components are often unchanged and they give the dish a rich, unique taste. Secondly, dried plum (or quince): this product gives broth a…
Bozbash
If you want to make a regular dinner a real treat, then this delicious soup is what you need, because such an amazing combination of mutton, vegetables and fruits you will never forget!!! This is soup Bozbash. The recipe for cooking Azeri bozbash is very, very ancient and this soup has a variety…
Lagman
Lagman is a very fragrant, slightly spicy, dense first dish of meat with vegetables and noodles, which everyone will like without exception. This is a dish of oriental cuisine, which in different countries is prepared with slight differences. So what does all the same is a lagman. Its basis is homemade noodles, elongated…
