Aush reshteh
{{short description|Type of ash}}
{{Infobox food
| name = Ash reshteh
| image = Ash Reshteh.JPG
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Iranian thick soup, (Iranian/Persian Pottage) aush reshteh, mainly consisting of herbs, beans, and noodles
| alternate_name = {{lang|fa|آش رشته}}, ash reshteh, ash-e-reshteh, aashe reshteh, ash e-reshteh, āsh e reshteh, aash-e-reshteh-e
| country = {{IRN}}
| region = {{IRN}}
| creator = Iranians
| course = First or main (optional)
| type = Thick soup/ pottage
| served =
| main_ingredient = Herbs, beans, lentil, water, noodles and turmeric
| variations = Pinto Beans can be replaced with kidney beans
| calories =
| other = A vegan dish if served without kashk
}}
Ash reshteh or ash-e-reshteh ({{langx|fa|آش رشته}}) is a type of āsh (Iranian thick soup) featuring reshteh (thin noodles), kidney beans, chick peas, herbs, and kashk (a sour dairy product, made from cooked or dried yogurt) commonly made in Iran.{{Cite web|url=https://momentmag.com/talk-of-the-table-a-persian-flavored-purim/|title = Talk of the Table | A Persian-Flavored Purim | Ash Reshteh|date = 19 February 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ealiya.com/ash-reshteh/|title= Aush- reshteh|date=28 August 2024}} Hot, fried garlic, onion, or mint are used as edible garnishes.
Varieties
There are more than 50 types of thick soup (ash) in Iranian cooking, this being one of the more popular types.{{Cite web|url=http://www.followmefoodie.com/2013/03/ash-reshteah-persian-new-years-noodle-soup-recipe/|title=Ash-Reshteh (Persian New Years Noodle Soup)|website=Follow Me Foodie|access-date=2016-03-26|date=2013-03-21}} The ingredients used are reshteh (thin noodles), kashk (a whey-like, fermented dairy product), herbs such as parsley, spinach, dill, spring onion ends and sometimes coriander, chick peas, black eye beans, lentils, onions, flour, dried mint, garlic, oil, salt and pepper.{{Cite web|url=http://www.persiancity.com/recipes/recipe.asp?ID=1&Aash-e%2520|title=Aash-e Reshteh Recipe|website=Persian City Recipes|access-date=2016-03-26|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032038/http://www.persiancity.com/recipes/recipe.asp?ID=1&Aash-e%20|url-status=dead}} This is a soup that is vegetarian but can easily be made vegan by omitting the kashk; alternatively, meat can be added.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}
History
Ash reshteh has its origins in the distant past, with the recipe evolving and transforming over the centuries. By the year 500 A.D., the addition of noodles to the dish helped to shape it into a form much closer to the version we know today. The soup's history is one of gradual adaptation, as each generation of cooks left their mark on this timeless culinary creation.{{Cite book |last=Rumble |first=Victoria R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=itzgAAAAMAAJ |title=Soup Through the Ages: A Culinary History with Period Recipes |date=2009-04-21 |publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers |isbn=978-0-7864-3961-4 |language=en}}
It is cooked most in autumn and winter.{{Cite web|url=https://chishi.ir/363-ash-reshte/|title=Aush reshteh|website=Chishi|date=28 April 2020|language=fa-fa}} Traditionally, aush reshteh is served at special Iranian events, like Nowruz, Sizdah be-dar, or during winter time.{{Cite web|url=http://www.iofbonehealth.org/recipes/noodle-soup|title=Ash-e-reshteh - Noodle soup|website=International Osteoporosis Foundation|access-date=2016-03-26|archive-date=2019-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208131150/http://www.iofbonehealth.org/recipes/noodle-soup|url-status=dead}} The noodles are supposed to symbolize good fortune for the new year.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mypersiankitchen.com/asheh-reshteh-persian-noodle-soup/|title=Asheh Reshteh|website=My Persian Kitchen|language=en-US|access-date=2016-03-26|date=2010-03-03}}{{Cite book|last=Aye|first=MiMi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gdrHAwAAQBAJ|title=Noodle!: 100 Amazing Authentic Recipes|date=2014-06-26|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-4729-1061-5|pages=81|language=en}}
See also
References
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{{Commons category|Āsh}}
{{Cuisine of Iran|soup}}
{{Cuisine of Azerbaijan}}
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Category:Vegetarian dishes of Iran
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