Armenian kanachi with mint, parsley, young leek leaves, and radish | |
| Alternative names | Kanachi, goy, pinjar |
|---|---|
| Type | Side dish |
| Region or state | Iran,Armenia,Kurdistan,Azerbaijan |
| Main ingredients | Fresh herbs and raw vegetables |
Sabzi khordan (Persian:سبزی خوردن),kanachi (Armenian:կանաչի),goy (Azerbaijani:Göy-göyərti), orpinjar (Kurdish:pinçar) is a commonside dish inIranian,Armenian,Azerbaijani andKurdish cuisines, which may be served with any meal, consisting of any combination of a set of freshherbs and rawvegetables.Basil orpurple basil,mint,parsley,tarragon,coriander,leek andradishes are among the most common ones.
Most commonly it is served alongside the actual meal. It is sometimes served withcheese (chechil,motal,lighvan,paneer) and bread (lavash,sangak,naan,barbari,tonir bread), as well aswalnuts and condiments (ajika, lecho,pomegranade molasses,grape syrup), to prepare aloqmeh (Persian:لقمه; meaning "roll up bite"), which is colloquially calledNaan panir sabzi (نان پنیر سبزی), or an Armenianbrduch [hy;ru] (Armenian:բրդուճ) which is a wrap made using lavash and aforementioned ingredients.[1][2]
A list of the vegetables used insabzi khordan is as follows:[1][3][4][5][6][7]
| English | Armenian | Persian | Azerbaijani | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basil | ռեհանrehān | ریحانreyhān | reyhan | Ocimum basilicum |
| Cilantro | համեմhāmem | گشنیزgishnīz | kişniş | Coriandrum sativum |
| Cress | կոտեմkotem | شاهیshāhī,ترتیزکtartizak, etc. | vəzəri | Lepidium sativum |
| Dill | սամիթsāmit | شویدshevīd | şüyüd | Anthemum graveolens |
| Fenugreek | հացհամեմhātshāmem | شنبلیلهshambalīleh | güldəfnə | Trigonella foenum-graecum |
| Leek chives | պրասprās | ترهtareh | pırasa | Allium ampeloprasum var. persicum |
| Mint | նանաnānā | نعناعna'nā' | nanə | Mentha spicata |
| Parsley | մաղադանոսmāghādānos | جعفریja'farī | cəfəri | Petroselinum crispum |
| Persian shallot | շալոտshālot | موسیرmūsīr | hövsan soğanı | Allium stipitatum (Allium hirtifolium) |
| Radish | բողկboghk | تربچهtorobcheh | turp | Raphanus sativus |
| Savory (summer savory?)[7] | ծիթրոնtsitron | مرزهmarzeh | çölnanəsi | Satureja |
| Scallion | կանաչ սոխkanach sokh | پیازچهpiyāzcheh | yaşıl soğan | Allium fistulosum |
| Tarragon | թարխունtārkhūn | ترخونtarkhūn | tərxun | Artemisia dracunculus |
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