Joshpara

Joshpara
Düşbərə prepared for cooking
Alternative namesChuchvara, chüchüre, chüchpara, düshbärä, shishbarak, shushbarak, tatarbari, tushbera, tushpara
TypeDumpling
Region or stateWest Asia, Central Asia
Serving temperatureHot or cold
Main ingredientsDough (flour, eggs, water, salt), ground meat (other than pork), onions, herbs, salt, black pepper

Joshpara is a kind of dumpling popular in Central Asia, South Caucasus and the Middle East. They are made of unleavened wheat dough squares filled with ground meat and condiments.[1] In observance of the Islamic dietary rules, the meat filling is usually without pork.

  1. ^ Alan Davidson (2014). The Oxford Companion to Food. Oxford University Press. p. 434. ISBN 9780199677337.