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Also known as shorba

Chorba, ( ; ) shorwa, shurba, shurpa, shurbah or shorba ( ) is a broad class of stews or rich soups found in national cuisines across North Africa, The Middle East, Iran, Turkey, Southeast Europe, Central Asia, East Africa and South Asia. It is often prepared with added ingredients but is also served alone as a broth or with bread.

Key facts

Food.name
Chorba
Food.image
Bean soup with tomatoes and red peppers.jpeg
Food.image_size
250px
Food.caption
Bulgarian bean chorba with tomatoes and red peppers.
Food.alternate_name
Ciorbă, shurbah, shorwa, čorba, çorba
Food.region
Algeria, Balkans, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, Central Asia, North Africa, Arabia
Food.type
Soup or stew
Food.main_ingredient
Water, meat, beans، vegetables and legumes

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Chorba, ( ; ) shorwa, shurba, shurpa, shurbah or shorba ( ) is a broad class of stews or rich soups found in national cuisines across North Africa, The Middle East, Iran, Turkey, Southeast Europe, Central Asia, East Africa and South Asia. It is often prepared with added ingredients but is also served alone as a broth or with bread.

==Etymology==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “chorba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.