Do you want to please your loved ones with some interesting and unusual dish? Then pay attention to the Azerbaijani cuisine. It absorbed the traditions of many nationalities of the East, but it did not lose its individuality. Fish, meat, vegetable dishes, spices, greens - all these are the distinctive features of the national cuisine of Azerbaijan. Do you know that shish kebab, pilaf, dolma, chyhyrtma, govurma are dishes of Azerbaijani cuisine?
The best dishes of the Azerbaijani cuisine
The basis of the national cuisine of Azerbaijan is dishes from mutton, poultry and beef. Like all Muslims, Azerbaijanis do not eat pork. Fish dishes are very popular with them, especially from sturgeon and stellate sturgeon. Vegetables here are also very fond of, and the main favorites are eggplants, peppers, cabbage, greens, onions and cucumbers.
Azerbaijan cuisine is famous for the use of various condiments and spices. The palm of the championship, of course, in saffron, and only then goes the anise, fennel, the famous "laurel", coriander, mint. In the dishes often add lemon and orange juice, olives, dried apricots, flour.
Of the bakery products, the Azerbaijanis will prefer pita bread and chebureks. Vegetables are often prepared salads, which are usually eaten with the main course. Pickles are used as cold snacks.
In the old days, Azerbaijanis cooked food in copper vessels, and today this tradition of cooking is preserved in some villages and villages.
Dining ceremony
Before the meal, Azerbaijanis drink black tea. If guests are invited to dinner, they will be given a cup of tea upon arrival, because tea in Azerbaijan is a symbol of hospitality. For tea, serve jam, and sometimes it( tea) is prepared with the addition of ginger, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom.
After tea comes the turn of the second course. The first dishes are usually not served at solemn ceremonies, but there are always greens and vegetables on the table. After dinner, sometimes served cold soup of sour milk - dovgu. It is believed that dovga contributes to the better absorption of heavy and fatty foods. Scherbet or various sweets complete the dinner ceremony.