Sabzi khordan (Persian: سبزی خوردن), kanachi (Armenian: կանաչի), goy (Azerbaijani: Yemax goyü), or pinjar (Kurdish: pinçar) is a common side dish in Iranian, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, Afghan, and Armenian cuisines, which may be served with any meal, consisting of any combination of a set of fresh herbs and raw vegetables. Basil, parsley, and radishes are among the most common ones.
 Mint, parsley, young leek leaves, and radish | |
| Alternative names | Kanachi, goy, panjir |
|---|---|
| Type | Side dish |
| Place of origin |  Iran |
| Region or state | Iran, Kurdistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan |
| Main ingredients | Fresh herbs and raw vegetables |
Most commonly it is served alongside the actual meal. It is sometimes served with white cheese and naan bread (lavash, sangak, barbari) and also walnuts, to prepare a loqmeh (Persian: لقمه; meaning "roll up bite") which is colloquially called Naan panir sabzi (نان پنیر سبزی).[1]
A list of the vegetables used in sabzi khordan is as follows:[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| English | Armenian | Persian | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basil | ռեհան rehān | ریحان reyhān | Ocimum basilicum |
| Cilantro | համեմ hāmem | گشنیز gishnīz | Coriandrum sativum |
| Cress | կոտեմ kotem | شاهی shāhī, ترتیزک tartizak, etc. | Lepidium sativum |
| Dill | սամիթ sāmit | شوید shevīd | Anthemum graveolens |
| Fenugreek | հացհամեմ hātshāmem | شنبلیله shambalīleh | Trigonella foenum-graecum |
| Leek chives | պրաս prās | تره tareh | Allium ampeloprasum var. persicum |
| Mint | նանա nānā | نعناع na'nā' | Mentha spicata |
| Parsley | մաղադանոս māghādānos | جعفری ja'farī | Petroselinum crispum |
| Persian shallot | շալոտ shālot | موسیر mūsīr | Allium stipitatum (Allium hirtifolium) |
| Radish | բողկ boghk | تربچه torobcheh | Raphanus sativus |
| Savory (summer savory?)[6] | ծիթրոն tsitron | مرزه marzeh | Satureja |
| Scallion | կանաչ սոխ kanach sokh | پیازچه piyāzcheh | Allium fistulosum |
| Tarragon | թարխուն tārkhūn | ترخون tarkhūn | Artemisia dracunculus |
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Parsley, coriander, green onions, Tarragon and raddish
See also
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edit- ^ a b "Sabzi Khordan – Persian Fresh Herbs Assorted Platter | All You Ever Wanted to Know! | Fig & Quince". Figandquince.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "A Platter Of Fresh Herbs - A Balancing Act - Sabzi Khordan". bottom of the pot. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Persian Herbs, Sabzi Khordan". Internationalfooddictionary.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Persian Food: Sabzi Khordan". Mymansbelly.com. 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Sabzi (Persian herbs). Everything you want to know | Javaneh's Kitchen ~ Persian cuisine". Javanehskitchen.com. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ a b Malouf, Greg; Malouf, Lucy (February 27, 2011). "Sabzi khordan". The Independent. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
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