Chorba
Bulgarian bean chorba with tomatoes and red peppers. | |
| Alternative names | Ciorbă, shurbah, shorwa, čorba, çorba |
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| Type | Soup or stew |
| Region or state | Algeria, Balkans, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, North Africa, Arabia |
| Main ingredients | Water, meat, beans، vegetables and legumes |
Chorba (/ˈtʃɔːrbə/ CHOR-bə; Turkish: [tʃɔɾˈba]) or shorba (/ˈʃɔːrbə/ SHOR-bə; Azerbaijani: [ʃoɾˈbɑ]) is a broad class of stews or rich soups found in national cuisines across the Middle East, Algeria, Maghreb, Iran, Turkey, Southeast Europe, Central Asia, East Africa and South Asia. It is often prepared with added ingredients but is also served alone as a broth or with bread.