Sabzi khordan

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Sabzi khordan (Persian: سبزی خوردن), kanachi (Armenian: կանաչի), goy (Azerbaijani: Yemax goyü), or pinjar (Kurdish: pinçar) is a common side dish in Iranian, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, Afghan, and Armenian cuisines, which may be served with any meal, consisting of any combination of a set of fresh herbs and raw vegetables. Basil, parsley, and radishes are among the most common ones.

Most commonly it is served alongside the actual meal. It is sometimes served with feta cheese and naan bread (lavash, sangak, barbari) and also walnuts, to prepare a loqmeh (Persian: لقمه; meaning "roll up bite") which is colloquially called Naan panir sabzi (نان پنیر سبزی).[1]

A list of the vegetables used in sabzi khordan is as follows:[1][2][3][4][5][6]

List of the names of the ingredients of sabzi khordan
English Armenian Persian Scientific name
Basil ռեհան rehān ریحان reyhān Ocimum basilicum
Cilantro համեմ hāmem گشنیز gishnīz Coriandrum sativum
Cress կոտեմ kotem شاهی shāhī, ترتیزک tartizak, etc. Lepidium sativum
Dill սամիթ sāmit شوید shevīd Anthemum graveolens
Fenugreek հացհամեմ hātshāmem شنبلیله shambalīleh Trigonella foenum-graecum
Leek chives պրաս prās تره tareh Allium ampeloprasum var. persicum
Mint նանա nānā نعناع na'nā' Mentha spicata
Parsley մաղադանոս māghādānos جعفری ja'farī Petroselinum crispum
Persian shallot շալոտ shālot موسیر mūsīr Allium stipitatum (Allium hirtifolium)
Radish բողկ boghk تربچه torobcheh Raphanus sativus
Savory (summer savory?)[6] ծիթրոն tsitron مرزه marzeh Satureja
Scallion կանաչ սոխ kanach sokh پیازچه piyāzcheh Allium fistulosum
Tarragon թարխուն tārkhūn ترخون tarkhūn Artemisia dracunculus

Gallery

  • Basil, green onions, and raddish
    Basil, green onions, and raddish
  • Mint, parsley, and green onions
    Mint, parsley, and green onions
  • Parsley, coriander, green onions, Tarragon and raddish
    Parsley, coriander, green onions, Tarragon and raddish

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Sabzi Khordan – Persian Fresh Herbs Assorted Platter | All You Ever Wanted to Know! | Fig & Quince". Figandquince.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  2. ^ "A Platter Of Fresh Herbs - A Balancing Act - Sabzi Khordan". bottom of the pot. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  3. ^ "Persian Herbs, Sabzi Khordan". Internationalfooddictionary.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  4. ^ "Persian Food: Sabzi Khordan". Mymansbelly.com. 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  5. ^ "Sabzi (Persian herbs). Everything you want to know | Javaneh's Kitchen ~ Persian cuisine". Javanehskitchen.com. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  6. ^ a b Malouf, Greg; Malouf, Lucy (February 27, 2011). "Sabzi khordan". The Independent. Retrieved March 30, 2012. {{cite news}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
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