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Beji (cookie)

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Beji
Alternative namesBersagh
TypePastry
Place of originIran
Region or stateKermanshah, Ilam and Kurdistan
Main ingredientsFlour، Oil

Beji, Berji, Peshi, or Bersaq (Southern Kurdish: بژی Bijî; برژی Birjî; برساق Birsaq, Gurani: پشی Pişî) is a traditional Kurdish pastry that is mostly prepared in Kermanshah, Ilam, and Kurdistan Provinces. Beji is made from a combination of wheat flour and Oil. After frying, some sugar or powdered sugar is poured on it and used.

Recipes

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Beji is made from wheat flour, sugar, oil, eggs, milk, cumin, fennel and turmeric. All ingredients are mixed together and fried in oil and garnished with sugar.[1]

Name

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The word beji or berji (Southern Kurdish: بژی Bijî; برژی Birjî) is derived from the infinitive Berjanen (Southern Kurdish: برژانن Birjanin), which in southern Kurdish means toasting, and Beji or Berji means toasted. This is also the case with Peshi (Gurani: پشی Pişî), which is derived from the Horami infinitive Peshaney (Gurani: پشانەی Pişaney). Also, "bersaq" is the Arabicized of the Southern Kurdish word Berjiag/Bershiag (Sorani Kurdish: برژیاگ Birjiyag; برشیاگ Birşiyag), which is a past participle meaning "toasted".

References

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  1. ^ YJC, خبرگزاری باشگاه خبرنگاران | آخرین اخبار ایران و جهان |. "درمان کم‌خونی با «نان برساق لکی»/ این نان خوشمزه قاتل درد‌های استخوانی است". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-11-12.