Mountain Jewish cuisine
Mountain Jews restaurant
Despite their small number, the Mountain Jews have managed to preserve their culinary heritage, which includes recipes passed on over centuries from generation to generation. These include Geylo, a vegetable dish made from spinach; Khoyahusht, whose name comes from the Juhuri words for egg and meat, though the dish can also be made from fish and vegetables; Shomokufte, a minced meat cutlets dish that is popular in cold weather; and Yarpagi, which always consumed on special occasions and is a kind of oriental cabbage rolls served with boiled rice.
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