Tharida
{{Short description|Soup in Arab cuisine}}Tharida (also referred to as tharidat Ghassan) is a soup in Arab cuisine prepared with broth, stewed meat and bread crumbs that are crumbled using one's fingers;{{efn|"Tharida- A dish consisting of bread crumbled with fingers ..."}} the bread crumbs serve to thicken the soup.{{cite book | last1=Quiles | first1=J.L. | last2=Ramírez-Tortosa | first2=M.C. | last3=Yaqoob | first3=P. | title=Olive Oil and Health | publisher=CABI Pub. | series=CAB books | year=2006 | isbn=978-1-84593-068-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Boz230xD8LAC&pg=PA30 | access-date=May 19, 2016 | page=30}}{{cite book | last=Ayto | first=J. | title=The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink | publisher=OUP Oxford | series=Oxford Quick reference collection | year=2012 | isbn=978-0-19-964024-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NoicAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA2 | access-date=May 19, 2016 | page=2}} It was sometimes prepared using brains for the meat. Additional ingredients that can be used include beans, crushed or pounded walnuts, yogurt, mint and spices. It may have a milky appearance.{{cite book | last1=Salloum | first1=H. | last2=Salloum | first2=M. | last3=Elias | first3=L.S. | title=Sweet Delights from a Thousand and One Nights: The Story of Traditional Arab Sweets | publisher=I. B. Tauris | year=2013 | isbn=978-1-78076-464-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qcPESEWrDF0C&pg=PA39 | access-date=May 19, 2016 | page=39}} Hundreds of variations and recipes exist for the dish.
History
Tharida served as a symbol of Arab identity during the "early years of Islam". Muhammad said that tharida surpasses other dishes as Aisha, his favorite wife, "surpasses other women".{{efn|"(or tharida) an ancient Arabian dish of bread mixed with stewed meat. It was praised by the Prophet Muhammad, who said of his favourite wife: 'Aisha surpasses other women as tharid surpasses other dishes.' The Prophet's sanction has made ..."}}
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