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Stuffed squash, courgette, marrow, mahshi, or zucchini is a dish common in Egypt, the Balkans and the Ottoman cuisine, a kind of dolma. It consists of various kinds of squash or zucchini stuffed with rice and sometimes meat and cooked on the stovetop or in the oven. The meat version is served hot, as a main course.
Lebanese cuisine is the culinary traditions and practices originating from Lebanon. It includes an abundance of whole grains , fruits , vegetables , fresh fish and seafood . Poultry is eaten more often than red meat , and when red meat is eaten, it is usually lamb and goat meat .
Sheikh al-mahshi (شيخ المحشي Arabic pronunciation: [ʃeːx.al.maħʃi] 'the Chief of fillings'), sheikh el mahshi or shexmahshi (Kurdish) is a popular dish in the Middle East consisting of zucchini stuffed with minced lamb meat and nuts, bathed in a yogurt sauce (the original) or tomato sauce (derivative).
It is similar to other Levantine cuisines, including Lebanese, Syrian and Jordanian. Cooking styles vary, and types of cooking style and ingredients used are generally based on the climate and location of the particular region and on traditions. Rice and variations of kibbee are common in the Galilee.
Kousa mahshi—rice and minced meat stuffed in zucchini cooked in a garlicky tomato broth; Maftoul—large couscous-like balls, garbanzo beans and chicken pieces cooked in chicken broth; Malfuf—rice and minced meat rolled in cabbage leaves; Maqluba—upside-down eggplant, rice, meat and cauliflower casserole; Mloukiyyeh—Corchorus stew
Kousa mahshi (كوسا محشي)—courgettes baked and stuffed with minced meat and rice in a tomato-based sauce; Malfouf (ملفوف)–rolled cabbage leaves stuffed with rice, meat and spices [9] Jordanian lamb mansaf. Mansaf (منسف)—lamb or chicken cooked in a sauce of fermented dried yogurt and served over rice
In some of the former Ottoman countries, native names have been retained or have blended with Turkish language terms, for example, in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf and Damascus, stuffed leaves are called mahshi yabraq or mahshi brag, a combination of the Turkish word for leaf (yaprak) and the Arabic term for stuffed (mahshi). [8]
Kousa mahshi (كوسا محشي) Rice and minced meat stuffed in zucchinis. Usually served with chicken and wara' aynab (also called dawali). Malfuf (ملفوف) Rice and minced meat rolled in cabbage leaves. Mansaf (المنسف) The national dish of Jordan and their most distinctive food.