Bozbash

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Küftə (meatball) bozbash
Tikə (chunky) bozbash

Bozbash (Armenian: բոզբաշ [bozˈbɑʃ] ; Azerbaijani: bozbaş [bozˈbɑʃ] ; Persian: آبگوشت بزباش) is a traditional meat stew (also described as a soup) that is popular in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran.[1][2]

Bozbash is a word of Azerbaijani origin. It may be derived from Azerbaijani boz (light gray) and bash (head), which in turn may point to the light color of the dish when it's cooked.[1] The küftə (meatball) version of the dish resembles a gray head when cooked.[3]

Bozbash is also the Azerbaijani name of the Iranian dish abgoosht-e sabzi.[1] Ghanoonparvar notes that bozbash was introduced "relatively late" into Iranian cuisine; Mirza Ali-Akbar Khan, the chef of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (r.1848–1896), was reportedly the first to mention it.[1] He classified it as part of a group of meat stews and soups, often eaten cold.[1]

According to William Pokhlyobkin, bozbash is the most popular Armenian soup.[4]

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