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A Tabriz meatball is an even larger version of the kofta. It is made with minced veal or lamb packed round a filling of hard-boiled egg and fruit. Tabriz is an ethnically Azerbaijani city, capital of Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province. The name kofta is derived from the Persian and “pounding”, …

Azerbaijanis love to eat jam and fruit preserves with tea. Jam is eaten on its own by the spoonful, rather than spread on bread. Fruit is usually kept intact in Azerbaijani jam, so the jam is perhaps better described as whole fruit preserves. Sweet cherry jam is made from white …

Paradise apples are small apples that look like golden crab apples but taste far sweeter. As with most Azerbaijani jams, the paradise apples should be kept intact in the preserving process. Azerbaijani preserves are usually eaten by the spoonful with tea, rather than spread on bread. Oval.Az is grateful to …

CHAPTER 1. PRIMITIVE COMMUNAL SYSTEM IN THE TERRITORY OF AZERBAIJAN THE FIRST DWELLING HOUSES OF HUMAN BEINGS. THE DEVELOPMENT PERIODS OF PRIMITIVE COMMUNAL SYSTEM COLLAPSE OF PRIMITIVE COMMUNAL SYSTEM CHAPTER 2. TRIBAL UNITS AND INITIAL STATE FORMATIONS IN THE TERRITORY OF AZERBAIJAN TRIBAL UNITS INITIAL STATE FORMATIONS THE STATE OF …

Azerbaijani cuisine has a rich variety of pilaf dishes and sauces to go with them. Noodle pilaf is a particularly filling pilaf and can be served on its own or with chicken. As with all Azerbaijani pilafs, noodle pilaf should not be sticky! It follows the basic cooking method for …

Ovdukh is a refreshing summer soup of yoghurt, cucumber and herbs. It can also contain minced meat and hard-boiled eggs, but is most popular in its vegetarian form. Unlike in dovga, the yoghurt is not heated in ovdukh. A good ovdukh requires the right sort of yoghurt. Much of the …

Dumplings in various shapes and sizes are popular across the Caucasus and Russia. Georgia has its khingali, Russia its pelmeni and Azerbaijan its gurza and dushbara. Gurza are larger than dushbara and not usually served in bouillon. Cinnamon can be added to the minced lamb stuffing of gurza or sprinkled …