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Also known as zhug, sahawiq

Zhug (from Yemenite Arabic or IPA: [zħuːq] through ), also known as sahawiq (Yemeni Arabic: , IPA: [saħaːwiq]), is a hot sauce originating in Yemeni cuisine. In other countries of the Arabian Peninsula it is also called mabooj (), and bisbaas.

Key facts

Prepared food.name
Zhug
Prepared food.image
File:Zkhoug vert.jpg
Prepared food.image_size
250px
Prepared food.caption
Green zhug
Prepared food.alternate_name
Harif, mabooj, sahawiq, sahowqa, schugg, skhug, bisbaas
Prepared food.country
Yemen
Prepared food.type
Condiment
Prepared food.main_ingredient
Hot peppers, garlic, coriander
Prepared food.variations
Red sahawiq, green sahawiq, brown sahawiq

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
condiment
Has part
garlic
Country
Yemen
Country of origin
Yemen
Image
Zhug, Skhug.jpg
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Commons category
Zhug
native label
سحوق
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Etymology and pronunciation
  • Varieties
  • Preparation
  • See also
  • References

Zhug (from Yemenite Arabic or IPA: [zħuːq] through ), also known as sahawiq (Yemeni Arabic: , IPA: [saħaːwiq]), is a hot sauce originating in Yemeni cuisine. In other countries of the Arabian Peninsula it is also called mabooj (), and bisbaas.

== Etymology and pronunciation == The Hebrew word is pronounced , and not as the English spelling zhug might suggest.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “skhug” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.