Bob chorba | |
Country: | Bulgaria |
Type: | Soup |
Main Ingredient: | Dried beans, onions, tomatoes, chubritza or dzhodzhen (spearmint), carrots |
Variations: | Bean soup with sausage |
Bob chorba (Bulgarian: [[:bg:Боб чорба|боб чорба]]; lit. "bean soup") is a chorba, a Bulgarian soup.[1] It is made from dry beans, onions, tomatoes, chubritza or dzhodzhen (spearmint) and carrots.[1]
Local variations may also exclude the carrots or include paprika, potatoes or even some kind of meat. Historically, it has been a common soup and staple food at Bulgarian monasteries.[2]