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Lâpa
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Lapa prepared with poppy seeds.
Type Porridge
Associated national cuisine Turkey Turkey
Serving temperature Hot
Main ingredients Rice

Lapa (Turkish) or lapas (Greek λαπάς) 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").

A scholar of Turkish loanwords, on the other hand, gives it an Armenian origin: լափ lap’ 'watery food for dogs, pap for babies'.

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