torshi
English edit
Etymology edit
From Iranian Persian ترشی (torsh, “pickle”).
Noun edit
torshi (uncountable)
- A mixture of pickled vegetables used in the cuisine of the Balkans and Middle East
- 2005 March 4, Mike Sula, “Home Cooking From Halfway Around the World”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
- She greets every table with a plate of torshi, or pickled vegetables, including riotous mixes of olives, hot peppers, and beets; tiny puckering lemons; or the spectacular makdous, an eggplant pickle, mixed with walnuts and paprika.
