Khash (dish)

Armenian khash
Fresh and prebaked sheep heads being sold in a market

Khash (Armenian: խաշ) is a dish of boiled cow or sheep parts, which might include the head, feet, and stomach (tripe). It is a dish of Armenian origin.[1][2]

Khash and its variations are traditional dishes in Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, North Macedonia, Mongolia and some Persian Gulf countries.

  1. ^ Adjarian, Hrachia (1973). "Armenian Etymological Dictionary" (in Armenian). p. 346.
  2. ^ Heratsi, Mkhitar (1178). Relief Of Fevers. Interstate Publishers. pp. Chapter 6 and Chapter 10. ISBN 978-0-8134-3032-4.