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Herîse
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Also known as hareesa, harisa

Harees, haresa, hareesa, arizah, harise, jarish, jareesh, (), harisa (), or korkot () is a dish of boiled, cracked, or coarsely-ground cracked wheat or bulgur, mixed with meat and seasoned. Its consistency varies between a porridge and a gruel. Harees is known throughout Armenia where it is served on Easter, and the Arab world, where it is commonly eaten in Arab states of the Persian Gulf in the month of Ramadan, and in Iraq, Lebanon and Bahrain during Ashura by Shia Muslims.

Key facts

Food.name
Harees
Food.image
Armenian Harisa.JPG
Food.caption
Harisa
Food.alternate_name
Hareesa, haleem, arizah, harisa, jarish
Food.country
ArmeniaArabian Peninsula
Food.region
Western Asia
Food.course
Main course
Food.type
Porridge
Food.main_ingredient
Wheat, butter, and meat (usually mutton but sometimes chicken)
Intangible heritage.ICH
Harees dish: know-how, skills and practices
Intangible heritage.Countries
Qatar, Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates
Intangible heritage.ID
01744
Intangible heritage.Region
AST
Intangible heritage.Year
2023
Intangible heritage.Session
18th
Intangible heritage.List
Representative

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
food
Has part
wheat
Country of origin
Arabian Peninsula
Image
Al fanar harees (7797136886).jpg
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Commons category
Harees
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