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Revision as of 23:06, 22 July 2021
| Type | Pastry or bread |
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| Place of origin | Azerbaijan |
Keteh (Azerbaijani: Qarabağ Kətəsi ) is a pastry or sweet bread.[1][2] There are many variations of Keteh in Azerbaijan. Typically, specific towns or regions will have their own version. It can be found in a variety of shapes, sizes and may be decorated or left unadorned. Long ago, Keteh was baked in a tandir, but it is now baked in ovens. The bread is traditionally eaten at the feast of Novruz, but is eaten during other festivities too or simply baked to enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee.[3]
One popular variety is Keteh with a filling that consists of flour, butter and sugar. Keteh can have other fillings such as nuts, most commonly walnuts.[4][5] Some variations include placing a coin inside the dough before the gata is baked, and it is said that whoever receives the piece with the coin is to be blessed with good fortune. Keteh from the region of Qarabah and Shusha, Azerbaijan are decorated (before baking), round, and generally about a foot in diameter. Around the southern edge of Mingechevir Lake, in the town of Ganja, Azerbaijan , Keteh is denser and sweeter, and baked without the feeling in a triangular shape without decoration.
See also
References
- ^ Timothy, G. Roufs PH D.; Roufs, Kathleen Smyth (29 July 2014). Sweet Treats around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. p. 11. ISBN 9781610692212.
- ^ Windle, Holly (2008). Baghdad Barcarolle. p. 31. ISBN 9781932472783.
- ^ Sweet Milk Bread (Shirin Chorek)
- ^ Sonia Uvezian (1996). Cuisine of Armenia. Hippocrene Cookbooks Series. Hippocrene Books. p. 455. ISBN 9780781804172.
- ^ George Mouradian (1995). Armenian infotext. Bookshelf Publishers. p. 100. ISBN 9780963450920.