Qurutob
Sign in to savethumb|Qurutob being eaten as part of a meal Qurutob or kurutob () is a dish of Tajik cuisine. Sometimes described as a "bread salad", it is created using qurut, dried balls of cheese, which are soaked in water; the resulting liquid, salty in flavor, is used as the base of the dish. Strips of fatir, a type of flatbread, are then placed on top. The mixture is served on large plates, and is usually topped with a variety of vegetables, such as onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, or herbs; meat or chili peppers are also sometimes seen as garnishes. Qurutob is a shared dish, meant to be eaten with the hand
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- Tajik kurutob in a large shallow wooden bowl, surrounded by other, more dumpling-like Tajik dishes.
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- Kurutob (Qurutob) one of the national meals in Tajikistan
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- Қурутоб
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- tg
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- Tajik cuisine
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- Tajiks
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- Main course
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- Yogurt, fatir (flatbread), tomato, cucumber, greens, onion
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- Linseed oil, salt
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thumb|Qurutob being eaten as part of a meal Qurutob or kurutob () is a dish of Tajik cuisine. Sometimes described as a "bread salad", it is created using qurut, dried balls of cheese, which are soaked in water; the resulting liquid, salty in flavor, is used as the base of the dish. Strips of fatir, a type of flatbread, are then placed on top. The mixture is served on large plates, and is usually topped with a variety of vegetables, such as onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, or herbs; meat or chili peppers are also sometimes seen as garnishes. Qurutob is a shared dish, meant to be eaten with the hands.
Qurutob is the national dish of Tajikistan.