Soups

Piti

Sheki, Azerbaijan

Lamb, chickpeas, chestnuts, saffron and a lump of tail fat sealed in an individual clay crock and baked overnight; drunk as broth first, then mashed with bread as a second course.

🥣 SoupsDishUncommonSeason · Oct 1 – Mar 31
Piti sticker illustration

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What it is

A closer look at Piti.

Lamb, chickpeas, chestnuts, saffron and a lump of tail fat sealed in an individual clay crock and baked overnight; drunk as broth first, then mashed with bread as a second course.

What to look for

Know it when you find it.

It is eaten in two stages from the same pot, and Sheki is where to eat it. The tail fat should melt into the broth and be scooped out before mashing.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Piti.

Native to

Sheki, Azerbaijan

Locality-specific tradition

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Names around the table

One food, more than one name.

Pitiprimary
Pitilocal · 🇦🇿
Şəki pitilocal · 🇦🇿
Sheki Pitialias

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