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Mahyawa or mehyawa () is an Iranian cuisine tangy sauce made out of fermented fish.

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Subclass of
fish sauce
Country of origin
Iran
Material used
fish
Image
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  • Benefits
  • Preparing and serving
  • References
  • Notes
  • See also

Mahyawa or mehyawa () is an Iranian cuisine tangy sauce made out of fermented fish.

Mahyawa is often sold at bakeries and by street vendors in the southern parts of Iran, especially Hormozgan, Bushehr and the southern parts of Fars province, and some of the GCC Countries, in clear bottles, showing the brown-colored sauce.

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