consists of cheese, butter, olives, eggs, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, reçel (jam/marmalade; a preserve of whole fruits) and honey usually consumed on top of kaymak. Sausage, baked goods and even soups can be taken as a morning meal in Kurdistan. Perhaps more so than traditional breads such as pide, a crusty white loaf is widely consumed. A common Kurdish speciality for breakfast is called menemen, which is prepared with roasted tomatoes, peppers, olive oil and eggs. Invariably, black tea is served at breakfast. Dishes and foods Dairy products In Kurdistan, yoghurt is called mast, and is considered the most popular fermented dairy product. It is produced from cow milk or a mixture of sheep and goat milk using the traditional method. Dairy products comprise a large portion of traditional Kurdish food. Keşk known as Kashk is a fermented and strained sour yogurt that can be consumed on its own as a cheese, or used as an ingredient in soups. Cheeses The Kurds produce many varieties of cheese, mostly from sheep's milk. Kurdish cheese has been traditionally prepared from raw milk and it is ripened in goat's skin bags. Pista Kars kasseri Wan herbed cheese (Wan herbed cheese) Torak Salamura Penîrê Kopê Penîrê salk Daleme Soups and ash Şorbeşîr Şorbe Şorba ser û pê Mahluta Şorbe nisk (lentil soup) Gêrmiya Êrişte (thyme dumpling soup) Germîya sîr (winter rice soup) Terkhina Halimaw Milky rice Qaziane Dokliw Yogurt ash Sanga sir Bread Nanê Loş (Lavash) Nanê tarîganê (Rye Bread) Nanê tîr (Yufka) Nanê Tenûr Nanê Hewramî Nanê Kulêrê Kilorîk (Simit) Lahmacun Purgaç (Shepherd's Bread) Kalane bread Bersaq Pilav and pasta In Kurdistan, bread can be found in various forms. Their ingredients differ as well as their shapes, densities, and textures. Biryani Brinji sor Girar, Sawer Keşke Pastries Borakê Panêr (Cheese Borek) Lawzena Kurdish Borek (Kürt Böreği) Kahi silq Pelûl, Paloola Tirşyat] Vegetarian dishes Fasolya Kartolên Pîvazan (Kurdish Potato-Onion Sauté) Vegetable dishes Shlai kolaka Tirş û pîvaz (Tirshoopiaz) Lobiyên Çêkirî (Kurdish Stewed Beans) Bamî (Kurdish okra stew) Kebabs Urfa Kebap Ciger şîş Cergwez Biraşka şîşê Egg dishes Hêk ê bacanê sor (Eggs in tomato) Meze and salads Cacik (Jajeek, Tzatziki) Seleta Palpena (Purslane Salad) Seleta denka beqla Şilkena Seleta Şivana (Classic Kurdish Salad) Tirş û pivaz (Tirshoopiaz) Stuffed vegetables Stuffed vegetables are widely known as Pelpêç (Sarma) or Pel (Dolma) in Kurdish regions. It is slowly simmered and they fill the house with an