Lamb soups

Lamb and mutton soups are typical of Turkey, the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and the British Isles, where sheep have long been raised. The meat is usually simmered on the bone with onions, pulses, grains or root vegetables, and spices such as cumin, chilli and dried mint suit its rich flavour.

SoupWiki lists 21 soups with lamb. Typical total cooking time is about 110 minutes, ranging from 50 to 260 minutes, and a serving is roughly 280–650 kcal (estimates). The quickest is Firik Soup (~50 min) and the lightest is Okra Soup (~280 kcal). None of them is vegetarian as usually made. All are served hot. They come from 13 countries, most often Turkey, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan.

All 21 soups with lamb, by editor’s score

9.4DushbaraDüşbərəFlag of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan90 min~420 kcal9.4Sharba Libiyaشربة ليبية (shorba libiya)Flag of LibyaLibya75 min~380 kcal9.3Tripe Soupİşkembe çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey170 min~300 kcal9.1Hariraالحريرة (ḥrira)Flag of MoroccoMorocco110 min~350 kcal8.5Dövme SoupDövme çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey105 min~380 kcal8.5Firik SoupFirik çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey50 min~300 kcal8.5LagmanLag'monFlag of UzbekistanUzbekistan100 min~600 kcal8.4Chorba Frikشوربة فريك (chorba frik)Flag of AlgeriaAlgeria95 min~380 kcal8.4Dizi (Abgoosht)آبگوشت (abgoosht)Flag of IranIran260 min~650 kcal8.4ShurpaШўрва (shoʻrva)Flag of UzbekistanUzbekistan140 min~450 kcal8.4Turkish Wedding SoupDüğün çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey105 min~320 kcal8.0BeyranBeyran çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey200 min~420 kcal8.0PitiPitiFlag of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan260 min~620 kcal7.8Okra SoupBamya çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey80 min~280 kcal7.6ChairoChairoFlag of BoliviaBolivia120 min~420 kcal7.5MastavaMastavaFlag of UzbekistanUzbekistan80 min~450 kcal7.5Sup KambingSup kambingFlag of MalaysiaMalaysia140 min~480 kcal6.8Scotch BrothScotch brothFlag of United Kingdom (Scotland)United Kingdom (Scotland)135 min~380 kcal6.6Icelandic Lamb SoupKjötsúpaFlag of IcelandIceland105 min~520 kcal6.6MagiritsaΜαγειρίτσα (magiritsa)Flag of GreeceGreece120 min~380 kcal6.0CawlCawlFlag of United Kingdom (Wales)United Kingdom (Wales)170 min~520 kcal

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