Fasolada

Fasolada, fasoulada or sometimes fasolia (Arabic: فاصوليا), (Greek: φασολάδα, φασουλάδα or φασόλια) is a Greek, Mediterranean, and Cypriot soup of dry white beans, olive oil, and vegetables, sometimes called the "national food of the Greeks".[1]

Fasolada

Alternative names	Fasoulada, fasoulia
Type	Soup
Region or state	Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Spain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey and Yemen
Main ingredients	Dry white beans, olive oil, vegetables
Cookbook: Fasolada   Media: Fasolada

Its counterparts are Italian fagiolata, the Portuguese and Brazilian feijoada, Romanian fasole and Spanish fabada. In Turkish cuisine is called kuru fasulye. The Arabic version is called fasoulia (Arabic: فاصوليا‎) and is found in Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.

Fasolada is made by simmering beans with tomatoes and other vegetables such as carrots, onion, parsley, celery, and bay leaf. Lima beans are sometimes used instead of white beans. Recipes vary considerably, often including meat.

It is often enriched with olive oil either in the kitchen or on the table.

See also

• Arab cuisine
• Greek cuisine
• List of bean soups
• List of legume dishes
• List of soups
•  Food portal

References

1. Λεξικό της κοινής Νεοελληνικής, 1998