Spas (soup)

Spas

Type	Soup
Place of origin	Armenia
Main ingredients	Matzoon, wheat berry's, flour, spinach, egg yolk, parsley, coriander, mint
Variations	With rice With bulgur With barley With butter With onions With Meatballs With butter and onions With butter, onions and meatballs
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Spas (Armenian: Սպաս) is a matzoon-based soup.^[1][2] It is a traditional dish in Armenia.^[1][2] Besides matzoon, the main ingredient are herbs, and hulled wheat berries (i.e. with husks removed).

Flour, and an egg or egg yolk is included, to prevent the matzoon from curdling.^[3] Herbs, such as coriander, thyme, parsley, and sometimes mint, are added as well. Butter and regular onions, or fried onions are also often added to the soup for a richer taste. It can also be served with meatballs.^[4][5]

Traditionally there are 3 major variations. The first variation uses rice instead of wheat berries , the second uses bulgur instead of wheat berries, and the third uses barley instead of wheat berries.^[4]

This soup is traditionally served warm in the winter and chilled in the summer.^[1][2]

See also

• Armenian cuisine
• Dovga, a similar Azerbaijani soup
• Ash-e doogh, a similar Iranian soup
• Toyga soup, a similar Turkish soup
• List of soups
• List of yogurt-based dishes and beverages

References

1. "Armenian Yogurt Soup Spas - Սպաս". Heghineh Cooking Show. 25 October 2015.
2. "Armenian Yogurt Soup (Spas)". Peace Corps. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
3. "Yoghurt, mint and barley soup (spas)". Food. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
4. "Spas". Curious Cuisiniere. 24 December 2018.
5. Petrosian, I.; Underwood, D. (2006). Armenian Food: Fact, Fiction & Folklore. Armenian Research Center collection. Yerkir Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-4116-9865-9. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

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