Shorwa

Auzrah. “Shorwa.” Wikimedia Commons. 16 Jan. 2014. Digital Image. 20 Apr. 2016. 

Shorwa is a traditional Afghan soup. The word “shorwa” is Pashto for “soup”. The dish incorporates potatoes and other vegetables, and often has beans and a type of meat (Wikipedia). However, there is also a vegetarian version of shorwa (Shorwa-E-Piawa). It can take anywhere from 45 minutes (Shorwa-E-Piawa) to over 2 hours (Shorwa-E-Tarkari) to prepare this type of soup. No matter how the shorwa is prepared, it is always serve with or over fresh naan (Shorwa-E-Takari).

I chose to research shorwa because I was unfamiliar with the word when I came across it. In The Kite Runner, this is the meal that Farzana, Hassan’s wife, prepares for Rahim Khan when he goes to visit them (206). They ate the soup with fresh naan, as I found in my research. However, in the description of the shorwa, there is no mention of meat, as there usually is in this soup. This is most likely due to the prices of meat rising after the Taliban took control. It was interesting to learn about this traditional dish from another country.

Works Cited

Nash. “Shorwa-E-Piawa (Potato Soup) | Afghan Kitchen Recipes.” Shorwa-E-Piawa (Potato Soup) | Afghan Kitchen Recipes. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2016.

Nash. “Shorwa-E-Tarkari (Meat & Veg Soup) | Afghan Kitchen Recipes.”Shorwa-E-Tarkari (Meat & Veg Soup) | Afghan Kitchen Recipes. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2016.

“Shorwa.” – Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2016.