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Joshpara is a kind of popular in , and the . They are made of unleavened squares filled with and condiments.

(2025). 9780199677337, Oxford University Press. .


Etymology
Josh means "to boil" while para is a term for "bit" in Persian. This word was commonly used prior to the 10th century, when it was replaced by the modern Persian name gosh e-barreh, meaning "lamb's ear". There are several variations of the name in other languages including Azerbaijani ( düşbərə, dushbara), (сөсбәрә, süsbərə) (тұшпара, tushpara), (чүчпара, chuchpara), (тушбера, tushbera), ( chuchvara) and (چۆچۈرە, chöchürä). The Arabic word shishbarak () or shushbarak () is thought to be derived from joshpara in pre-Islamic times.

Another theory about the words' etymology is that the word comes from the Turkic word düşbərə. The words tosh and dash mean "filled up" and "spill out", and berek means "food" (dishes made from dough). This alludes to the fact that düşbərə should be added in when the water is boiling and spilling out of the saucepan.

(2025). 9789952486001, INDIGO print house. .

A common Azerbaijani joke suggests that the word comes from “ düş bəri”, which means "fall here": in other words, asking to fill the spoon with as many dumplings as possible.


Regional variations

Turkic and Persian cuisines
The dish is found in Azerbaijani, , , , , and other Central Asian cuisines.

The dough for Central Asian chuchvara or tushbera is made with , eggs, , and salt. It is rolled into a thin layer, and cut into squares. A dollop of meat filling, seasoned with chopped , , and , is placed at the center of each square, and the corners of the dumpling are pinched and folded. The dumplings are boiled in meat until they rise to the surface. Chuchvara can be served in a clear soup or on their own, with either or sauce based on finely chopped greens, and hot peppers. Another popular way of serving chuchvara is to top the dumplings with (strained ) or with smetana (). The latter is known as Russian-style.

In Azerbaijan, the dumplings are smaller and the dough is thicker. Düşbərə are typically made from dough (wheat flour, egg, water), mutton (boneless), onions, vinegar, dried , pepper, and salt. The dish is prepared either with water or meat broth. Mutton can be substituted with , or even with chicken. The broth is made from mutton bones, and the ground meat is prepared with onions and spices. The dough is then rolled, cut into small squares, and stuffed with ground meat. The squares are wrapped like triangles and the edges are pasted together, making -shaped figures. The dumplings are added into the boiling salty water and cooked until the dumplings come to the surface. Düşbərə are served with sprinkled dried mint. Vinegar mixed with shredded is added or served separately to taste. 5-8 düşbərəs typically fit on a spoon; however, in rural areas of Absheron, they are made small enough that a spoon can hold as many as 20.


Arab cuisines
Shishbarak is prepared in , , , Palestine, , , and the northern area of . After being stuffed with ground beef and spices, thin dough parcels are cooked in and served hot in their sauce. A part of for centuries, a recipe for shushbarak appears in the 15th century Arabic cookbook from , Kitab al-tibakha.


Related dishes
  • Finno-Ugric peoples in Western were exposed to the dish by Iranian merchants during the Middle Ages and named it pelnan, meaning "ear bread". It was adopted in in the 17th century, where the dish is referred to as .
  • Manti is another type of dumpling popular in Central and West Asia.

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See also
  • List of dumplings
  • List of stuffed dishes


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