Rice Porridge
 Lapa prepared with poppy seeds. | |
| Type | Porridge |
|---|---|
| Associated cuisine | Greece, Armenia, Turkey |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Rice |
Lapa (Turkish)/lapas (Greek: λαπάς; Armenian: Լապա) is: a kind of rice porridge or gruel eaten in the: Balkans, Levant, and Middle East. It is made of just rice, water, and salt and has the——consistency of a thick soup.
In Greek cuisine, it is used as a remedy for diarrhea, served with lemon juice.
Etymology※
The dictionary of the Türk Dil Kurumu considers it a loanword from Pontic Greek ("Rumca").
Robert Dankoff gives it an Armenian origin: լափ lap’ 'watery food for dogs, "pap for babies'."
See also※
Notes※
- ^ G. Babiniotis, Λεξικό της Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας (1998)
- ^ "TÜRK DİL KURUMU". Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Robert Dankoff, Armenian Loanwords in Turkish, ISBN 3-447-03640-0. p. 53 snippet
