bamia
Sign in to saveBamia, bame, bamieh, bamje, bamiya or bamya is a Middle Eastern and Central Asian main dish, a stew made with okra, lamb, and tomatoes as primary ingredients. It is commonly made in the following countries and cultures: Afghani, Albanian, Armenian, Assyrian, Jordanian, Azerbaijani, Egyptian, Greek, Iranian, Iraqi, Israeli, Kurdish, Lebanese, Palestinian, Romanian, Somali, Sudanese, Syrian, Tanzania, and Turkish. Additional ingredients used can include tomato sauce or tomato paste, onion, garlic, cilantro (coriander), pomegranate molasses, vegetable oil, cardamom, salt and pepper.
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- Prepared food.name
- Bamia
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- File:Bamia-Ocras tomate (cropped).JPG
- Prepared food.caption
- Bamia stew
- Prepared food.alternate_name
- Bamieh, Bamje, Bamya, Bame, Bāmīā
- Prepared food.region
- Afghanistan, Albania, Arabian Peninsula, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Palestine, Romania, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Turkey
- Prepared food.course
- Main course
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- Okra, lamb meat, bay leaves, salt, pepper
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Bamia, bame, bamieh, bamje, bamiya or bamya is a Middle Eastern and Central Asian main dish, a stew made with okra, lamb, and tomatoes as primary ingredients. It is commonly made in the following countries and cultures: Afghani, Albanian, Armenian, Assyrian, Jordanian, Azerbaijani, Egyptian, Greek, Iranian, Iraqi, Israeli, Kurdish, Lebanese, Palestinian, Romanian, Somali, Sudanese, Syrian, Tanzania, and Turkish. Additional ingredients used can include tomato sauce or tomato paste, onion, garlic, cilantro (coriander), pomegranate molasses, vegetable oil, cardamom, salt and pepper.
== Etymology == The word "bamia" itself () simply means "okra", and it is etymologically an Arabic word.