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Home›Nutrition and daily life›Global food database›Azerbaijan
Nutrition by country

Azerbaijan: food database

A cuisine rich in rice, lamb, herbs, yoghurt and dried fruit. Many dishes are cooked for a long time — a plus for food safety.

Important

This describes typical dishes; it is not a diet. During treatment follow your team’s food rules; a personal diet only with your doctor or dietitian. Your diet during treatment is agreed with your doctor.

Sample 7-day menu for the treatment period →

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37 dishes

  • Plov (saffron rice) — dish photoWell-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanPlov (saffron rice)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Dolma (stuffed vine leaves) — dish photoWell-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanDolma (stuffed vine leaves)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Dushbara (dumpling soup) — dish photoWell-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanDushbara (dumpling soup)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Piti (lamb and chickpea stew) — dish photoWell-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanPiti (lamb and chickpea stew)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Qutab (thin filled flatbread) — dish photoWell-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanQutab (thin filled flatbread)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Dovga (yoghurt and herb soup) — dish photoWell-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanDovga (yoghurt and herb soup)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Kuku (herb frittata) — dish photoWell-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanKuku (herb frittata)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Lavangi (walnut-stuffed chicken) — dish photoWell-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanLavangi (walnut-stuffed chicken)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanMerji shorbasi (red lentil soup)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanToyug shorbasi (chicken soup with noodles)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanKufta bozbash (meatball and chickpea soup)Well-cooked hot dish
  • With care: in a safer versionAzerbaijanKhash (slow-boiled trotter broth)With care: in a safer version
  • With care: in a safer versionAzerbaijanKhingal (dough squares with fried mince)With care: in a safer version
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanKalam dolmasi (stuffed cabbage leaves)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanUch baji dolmasi (stuffed aubergine, pepper and tomato)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanShah plov (crown plov baked in lavash)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanShuyud plov (dill and broad bean plov)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanFisinjan plov (meatballs in walnut-pomegranate sauce)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanSabzi govurma (lamb stewed with herbs)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanTurshu govurma (sweet-sour lamb with dried fruit)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanLula kebab (minced lamb kebab)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanTika kebab (lamb chunk kebab)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanNara kababi (sturgeon kebab)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanSaj ichi (meat and vegetables cooked on a saj)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanToyug bozartmasi (chicken stewed with onion and tomato)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanToyug chighirtmasi (chicken with eggs)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanJiz-biz (lamb offal fry with potatoes)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanPomidor-yumurta (eggs scrambled with tomatoes)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanSudlu siyig (milk rice porridge)Well-cooked hot dish
  • With care: in a safer versionAzerbaijanChoban salad (shepherd salad)With care: in a safer version
  • Not in its traditional form with low immunityAzerbaijanMotal cheese (skin-ripened sheep cheese)Not in its traditional form with low immunity
  • With care: in a safer versionAzerbaijanAyran (salted yoghurt drink)With care: in a safer version
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanShekerbura (walnut-filled pastry)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanPakhlava (Baku layered walnut pastry)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanFirni (rice-flour milk pudding)Well-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanDried fruit kompotWell-cooked hot dish
  • Well-cooked hot dishAzerbaijanTandir breadWell-cooked hot dish

Related topics

  • Sample 7-day menu for the treatment period
  • Nutrition basics during treatment
  • Food hygiene: everyday kitchen habits
  • Food safety
  • Poor appetite and nausea
  • Fluids and hydration
  • Herbs and supplements: talk to your team first
  • What is neutropenia?

Sources

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Safer Food Choices for People With Weakened Immune Systems
  2. FoodSafety.gov (U.S. HHS). Cook to a Safe Minimum Internal Temperature
  3. USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. Leftovers and Food Safety
  4. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Food Safety for Older Adults and People with Cancer, Diabetes, HIV/AIDS, Organ Transplants, and Autoimmune Diseases
  5. Food Standards Agency (UK). Chilling
  6. World Health Organization (WHO). Five keys to safer food manual
  7. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Food Safety During Cancer Treatment
  8. National Cancer Institute (NCI). Eating Hints: Before, during, and after Cancer Treatment
  9. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 2019. Neutropenic diets to prevent cancer infections: updated systematic review and meta-analysis
  10. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). FoodData Central — Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS)
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