Qurutob
Flatbread soaked in tangy yogurt sauce
Think of it as: Like a panzanella dressed in salty, sour yogurt
Bread, drowned in sour yogurt. On purpose.
What does it taste like?
Salty, tangy yogurt soaked deep into the bread.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureSoft and soggy in a good way
What is it?
Dried yogurt balls called qurut are dissolved in water and poured over torn flatbread, then topped with fried onions and fresh vegetables. It's Tajikistan's national dish, eaten by hand from a shared platter.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Everyone gathers around one big platter and eats with their right hand.
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More videos on YouTubeWhere is it from?
🇹🇯Tajikistan
CapitalDushanbe
Populationabout 10.8 millionestimate (unverified)
IndustriesAluminum, Cotton, Hydropower, Remittances
Famous peopleRudakiPoet hailed as the father of Persian poetry
HelloSalom (Tajik)
CurrencySomoni
Fun factOver 90% of the country is mountains, and the Pamirs are nicknamed 'the Roof of the World'.
The flag🇹🇯 Red, white and green stripes with a crown and seven stars in the center.
From Tokyoabout 6,130 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Dushanbe
Getting thereabout 12 hours+ (with a connection)rough guide
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeJune to September, when the mountains are most accessible. Also tryOsh (plov)SambusaShurbo (soup)
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeJune to September, when the mountains are most accessible. Also tryOsh (plov)SambusaShurbo (soup)
🇹🇯 Sounds & life in Tajikistan
СаломHello（Salom (Tajik)）
Cyrillic
Cyrillic
Right now…
AnthemSurudi Milli (National Anthem)
MusicShashmaqam Central Asia's classical suite of songs
Listen on YouTube SportFootball (soccer) World HeritageProto-urban Site of Sarazm and more FestivalNavruz (around March 21, the spring new year)
MusicShashmaqam Central Asia's classical suite of songs
Listen on YouTube SportFootball (soccer) World HeritageProto-urban Site of Sarazm and more FestivalNavruz (around March 21, the spring new year)
Ingredients
- 150 g qurut (or 400 g plain yogurt)
- 2 thin flatbreads (fatir)
- 1 onion
- 1 tomato
- 1 cucumber
- Cilantro and dill
- 3 tbsp oil
Can't find it? Plain yogurt with extra salt stands in for qurut.
How to make it (one way)
- Soak the qurut in water, then mash until dissolved.
- Tear the bread and spread it on a platter.
- Pour the qurut liquid over it and let it soak in.
- Fry the onion and pour it over, oil and all.
- Top with tomato, cucumber and herbs and eat by hand.