How to pronounce Kurdish coffee

Kurdish coffee is written قاوەی کوردی where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /qɑːwˈɛj kʊrˈdiː/. In plain English letters that is kah-WAY koor-DEE, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Kurdish coffee?

Kurdish coffee is a drink of Iraq. Where it comes from: Kurdistan Region. People usually eat it at teatime. Its main ingredients are nuts & seeds. It tastes rich.

Where Kurdish coffee comes from

Kurdish coffee is one of 14 signature dishes of Iraq on this map.

• Masgouf مسكوف · Main dish · Baghdad, along the Tigris

  Masgouf is a carp, usually from the Tigris or the Euphrates, split open, salted and seasoned, and grilled upright on stakes facing a fire of apricot or tamarisk wood, then laid flat on the embers at the end.

• Kleicha كليجة · Dessert · All Iraq

  Kleicha are small cookies of a dough flavoured with cardamom, filled with dates, walnuts or sweet coconut, and baked.

• Tepsi baytinjan تبسي باذنجان · Main dish · Baghdad

  Tepsi baytinjan is a baked casserole of fried aubergine slices layered with meatballs, potatoes, onions, tomatoes and peppers in a tomato sauce, and baked in a round tray, a tepsi.

• Quzi قوزي · Rice dish · All Iraq

  Quzi, also spelled qoozi or ghoozi, is a rice dish counted among the national dishes of Iraq.

• Samoon صمون · Bread & pastry · All Iraq

  Samoon is a yeast bread eaten mainly in Iraq, where it is one of the most widespread breads alongside the flat khubz.

• Kahi كاهي · Dessert · All Iraq

  Kahi is an Iraqi breakfast pastry made from layers of thin, flaky filo-like dough.

Food of Iraq

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