Quzi
Sign in to saveQuzi (), also spelled as qoozi or ghoozi, is a popular rice-based dish and is considered one of Iraq's national dishes. It is served with very slowly cooked lamb, roasted nuts, and raisins served over rice. The dish can also be found in some Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Quzi
- Food.image
- Iraqi Qoozi .jpg
- Food.caption
- Iraqi quzi
- Food.alternate_name
- Quzi, Qoozi, Ghuzi, Ghoozi
- Food.region
- Middle East, Persian Gulf and North Africa
- Food.national_cuisine
- Iraqi cuisine
- Food.creator
- Iraqis
- Food.course
- Meal
- Food.main_ingredient
- Lamb, rice, roasted nuts and raisins
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Quzi (), also spelled as qoozi or ghoozi, is a popular rice-based dish and is considered one of Iraq's national dishes. It is served with very slowly cooked lamb, roasted nuts, and raisins served over rice. The dish can also be found in some Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
== Etymology == The Arabic word quzi () comes from Turkish kuzu () meaning 'lamb'. Different pronunciations and spellings are used across the Arab world, common ones include quzi, ouzi (), qouzi, or ghoozi.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Quzi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.