countries such as in Egypt and is known as kawari''' (), Egyptians eat cow brain and sheep brain. In Albania Albania's popular pache () consists of a sheep's or any cattle's head, that is boiled until meat comes off easily. It is then stewed with garlic, onion, black pepper, and vinegar. Sometimes a little flour is added to thicken the stew. It is also frequently cooked with cattle feet or tripe. It makes a hot and hearty winter stew. In Turkey In Turkish culinary culture, pacha () is a generic word for certain soup preparations, especially with offal, but also without it. In most parts of Turkey, such as in Kastamonu, for instance, the term ("feet pacha") is used for cow, sheep, or goat hooves, and the term is used for "head pacha" (chorba). Sometimes the term is also used for tongue soup, while "meat pacha" is made with (scrag end of sheep's neck). In Turkey, the word refers to a sheep's head roasted in the oven, which is served after grilling at specialized offal restaurants. In Greece The Greek version, called patsás (πατσάς), may be seasoned with red wine vinegar and garlic (skordostoubi), or thickened with avgolémono. The Greek version sometimes uses calf feet with the tripe. Specialized tavernas serving patsa are known as patsatzidika. Because patsas has the reputation of remedying hang-over and aiding digestion, patsatzidika'' are often working overnight, serving people returning home after dinner or clubbing. Similar dishes Paya, South Asian version of this dish Smalahove, boiled sheep's head, a traditional western Norwegian food Soğuk paça, a Turkish cold dish made with the jelly obtained from sheep or cow hooves Svið, an Icelandic dish that includes a sheep's head cut in half See also Aspic Beshbarmak Chitterlings Haggis Head cheese Powsowdie Tripe chorba References External links Albanian cuisine Armenian cuisine Armenian words and phrases Assyrian cuisine Azerbaijani cuisine Bahraini cuisine Beef dishes Bosnia and Herzegovina cuisine Bulgarian cuisine Cuisine of Georgia (country) Greek cuisine Iranian cuisine Iraqi cuisine Kuwaiti cuisine Middle Eastern cuisine National dishes Offal Soviet cuisine Turkish cuisine