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🇮🇶 The food of Iraq

29 dishes from Iraq, best known first, across 4 cities and regions.

Cities and regions of Iraq

Mosul 2 Baghdad 1 Kirkuk 1 Najaf 1

KhashMeatխաշ 🇦🇲 Armenia and 5 moreA rich stew of slow-cooked cow or sheep parts, eaten across the Caucasus and Middle East Stew or curry, Breakfast

Fesenjānفسنجان 🇮🇷 Iran and 5 morePersian stew of pomegranate, walnuts and poultry, served with rice Main dish, Dinner

Khoreshخورش 🇮🇷 Iran and 4 moreSlow-cooked Persian stew, served hot with rice Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner

Bamia 🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreStew of okra and meat, enjoyed across many regions Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

GheimehMeatقیمه 🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePersian stew of lamb, split peas, tomato and dried lime, topped with crispy potatoes Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Khash: Chaojoker, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Khoresh: Roozitaa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Fesenjān: stringparts, CC BY 2.0, source
Gheimeh: Diako1971, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Bamia: Tamorlan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

The weekly plate

Every Monday: seven dishes you may not know, what the world is cooking this week, and one way of eating.