eetch
{{short description|Armenian side dish}}
File:Armenian Eech in Yerevan.jpg
Eetch ({{Langx|hy|Էտչ}}) otherwise known as eech, itch, metch or one of several other variations is a traditional Armenian side dish, salad or spread, similar to tabbouleh.{{cite web |title=Eetch |website=TasteAtlas |url=https://www.tasteatlas.com/eetch}}Complete Armenia Cookbook; Vezjian; {{ISBN|0-915033-00-3}} Eetch can be eaten either at room temperature or warm.
Its typical red colour is derived from crushed or pureed tomatoes. Common additional ingredients include onion, parsley, olive oil, lemon, paprika, and bell peppers.Armenian Food: Fact, Fiction & Folklore. Irina Petrosian, David Underwood (2006). {{ISBN|1411698657}}
Eetch is colloquially known as mock kheyma due to its characteristics as a vegetarian form of kheyma.
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External links
- [http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1750,149186-240204,00.html Eech, Armenian side dish]
Bibliography
- The Cuisine of Armenia. Sonia Uvezian, (2001) {{ISBN|0-9709716-7-2}}
- The Armenian Cookbook {{ISBN|0-689-10387-5}}
- Cuisine of Armenia; Sonia Uvezian {{ISBN|0-7818-0417-5}}
- Complete Armenia Cookbook; Vezjian; {{ISBN|0-915033-00-3}}
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