Stuffed squash, courgette, marrow, mahshi, or zucchini is a dish common in the region of the former Ottoman Empire from the Balkans to the Levant and Egypt, a kind of dolma. It consists of various kinds of squash or zucchini stuffed with rice and sometimes meat and cooked on the stovetop or in the oven. The meat version is served hot, as a main course. The meatless version is considered an "olive-oil dish" and is often eaten at room temperature or warm.
Kabak dolması
Turkish
Stuffed Turkish squash
Characteristic of:
Arabic cuisine
Balkan cuisine
Israeli cuisine
Jordanian cuisine
Lebanese cuisine
Levantine cuisine
Ottoman cuisine
Palestinian cuisine
Syrian cuisine
Categories:
Stuffed squash
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Wikidata ID:
Q6434737
Wikipedia title:
Stuffed squash
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