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“In Antalya, piyaz is not considered a salad but a main dish—a tarator-draped bean foundation that commands the plate.”

Piyaz

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Piyaz (Turkish: piyaz, Persian: پیاز, Kurdish: pivaz, piyaz for "onion" or salad) is a bean salad or meze in Turkish cuisine and Persian cuisine that is made from any kind of boiled beans with raw onion, parsley and sumac. Optionally, a boiled egg can be added to this dish. The name of "piyaz" derives from old Iranian word of "pidāz" for onion, later on this name was adopted for salads or mezes made with onion. In Antalya province of Turkey it is prepared differently from other regions with other ingredients such as tarator sauce based on tahini (crushed sesame seeds). In Antalya, piyaz is not considered a salad but a main dish. There are also versions of piyaz made of other beans. Mung beans piyaz (maş piyazı) is famous in Gaziantep and, like Antalya piyaz, is registered with the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office. It is made by combining boiled mung beans with onion, parsley, red pepper flakes, olive oil, salt and pomegranate syrup, topped with walnuts. It can be decorated with re

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Piyaz is a bean salad that travels across Turkey and Persian cuisine, its name rooted in an old Iranian word for onion. The foundation is simple—boiled beans tossed with raw onion, parsley, and sumac—but regional pride runs deep. In Antalya, it transforms into something heartier, cloaked in tahini-based tarator and eaten as a main dish. In Gaziantep, mung beans stand in for the traditional legumes, their earthiness cut by pomegranate syrup and crowned with walnuts.

Order it here when it has

  • Protected geographical indication status in multiple regions
  • Historically adaptable to seasonal vegetables
  • Layered flavor from pomegranate or grape syrup

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