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Spas

Name: Spas
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Armenia
Ingredients: 500g Plain yogurt; 60g Bulgur; 1 Egg; 1 tbsp All-purpose flour; 1/2 Onion; 30g Butter; 1 tsp Dried mint; A pinch Cilantro; 1 tsp Salt

Soup

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

A refreshing Armenian soup of yogurt and cracked wheat, scented with mint.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Spas is a soup made with matsoun (Armenian yogurt), cracked wheat, and egg. It's good hot or cold — chilled in summer, warm in winter. It's classically finished with onion fried in butter and dried mint, and is said to be gentle on the stomach and good for hangovers.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a hot summer afternoon, the family slowly spoons up chilled spas on the shady terrace of a village house.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Plain yogurt 500g
Bulgur 60g
Egg 1
All-purpose flour 1 tbsp
Onion 1/2
Butter 30g
Dried mint 1 tsp
Cilantro A pinch
Salt 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Simmer the bulgur in 500ml water for 15 minutes until tender.
Mix the yogurt, egg, and flour well.
Turn the bulgur pot to low and add the yogurt mixture little by little, stirring constantly in one direction so it doesn't split.
Just before it boils, lower the heat and cook 5 minutes, stirring, until thick.
Melt the butter in a frying pan, fry the chopped onion, and add the dried mint.
Season the soup with salt and top with the onion butter and cilantro.

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