Aush


Aush sometimes transliterated as ash, aash, or āsh, is a thick soup/stew, which is usually served hot and is part of Iranian cuisine. It is also found in Afghan, Azerbaijani, Caucasian, and Turkish cuisine. The spelling of the name of this dish varies in English and can include āsh, aush, ashe, ashe, āshe or aash. Aush means "thick soup" in Persian.
The word "cook" translates to "Aushpaz" in Persian. The word is a combination of two Persian words of "aush" and "paz" and literally means "a person who cooks aush". Also the word "kitchen" translates to "Aushpazkhaneh": the combination of words "Aushpaz" and "Khaneh" which means house.

Ingredients

Aush is typically made with a variation of ingredients but may include; flat wheat noodles, turmeric, vegetables, legumes, herbs, yogurt and ground lamb, beef or chicken.
Depending on the type of aush, it could contain different types of grain, legumes, vegetables, tomato, turnips, herbs, onions, oil, meat, garlic, reshteh and spices, such as salt, pepper, turmeric, saffron, etc.
Aush can be considered a full meal or a first course. Aush can often be bought in Persian stores canned, as dried mixes or frozen.

Regional variation

Afghan cuisine

The Afghan soup is usually made with noodles and different vegetables in a tomato-based broth. The Afghan version of the soup is more likely to have tomatoes or a tomato broth. It is topped with chaka and dried/crushed mint leaves.

Iranian cuisine

There are more than 50 types of thick soup in Iranian cooking, ash reshteh being one of the more popular types. Some other well known āsh include ash-e anar, ash-e-jo, ash-e doogh, ash-e sak, ash-e torsh. The Iranian variation of aush often is topped with a garnish of fried mint oil, garlic chips, and/or shallot chips.