, ▁custom ary ▁for ▁the ▁H are es ▁d ishes ▁to ▁be ▁shared ▁with ▁poor er ▁neighb ours ▁on ▁such ▁occasions . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁k ash k eg , ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁hom ogeneous ▁por ridge ▁made ▁of ▁previously ▁ste wed ▁and ▁bon ed ▁ch icken ▁or ▁l amb ▁and ▁co ars ely ▁ground ▁so aked ▁whe at ▁( typ ically ▁sh elled ▁whe at ). ▁ ▁Arab ▁cu is ine ▁ ▁H are es ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁d ish ▁in ▁Arab ▁cu is ine , ▁from ▁the ▁Lev ant ▁to ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf . ▁It ▁is ▁often ▁served ▁during ▁Ram ad an , ▁festiv als ▁such ▁as ▁E id ▁ul - F it r , ▁and ▁at ▁wed d ings . ▁ ▁Har ise ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁common ▁d ish ▁in ▁Ira qi ▁cu is ine . ▁ ▁Form er ly ▁found ▁only ▁in ▁homes , ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁served ▁in ▁restaur ants ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Armen ian ▁cu is ine ▁ ▁Har isa ▁() ▁is ▁tradition ally ▁served ▁on ▁E aster ▁day , ▁and ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁national ▁d ish ▁of ▁Armen ia . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁thick ▁por ridge ▁made ▁from ▁k ork ot ▁( d ried ▁or ▁ro asted ▁crack ed ▁whe at ) ▁and ▁fat - rich ▁meat , ▁usually ▁ch icken ▁or ▁l amb . ▁Her bs ▁were ▁subst it uted ▁for ▁meat ▁in ▁har issa ▁when ▁Armen ian ▁religious ▁days ▁required ▁fast ing ▁and ▁pen ance . ▁The ▁extremely ▁long