Zerde

Zerde
Type Pudding
Course Dessert
Place of origin Turkey
Region or state Eastern Thrace
Serving temperature Cold
Main ingredients Rice, saffron, sugar, raisins, pistachios
Food energy
(per serving)
 215 kcal (900 kJ)

Zerde is a Turkish dessert, a sort of sweet pudding from rice that is colored yellow with saffron. It is a festive dish popular at wedding, birth celebrations and during the first ten days of the sacred month of Muharram.

In Turkey, zerde is very popular in regions where traditionally paddy fields are found. In Edirne Province at Eastern Thrace, which provides almost the half of country's rice production,[1] zerde is a favored dessert.[2] Flavoring ingredients of zerde vary slightly from region to region in Turkey depending on the local fruits.[3]

Zerde differs from rice pudding insofar as it is prepared with water instead of milk.[2]

One serving of zerde has approximately 215 calories.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dr. Necmi, Beşer. "Çeltik Tarımının Sorunları ve Çözüm Önerileri" (in Turkish). Trakya Tarimsal Araştirma Enstitüsü. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  2. 1 2 "Zerde" (in Turkish). Trakya Gezi. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  3. 1 2 "Zerde" (in Turkish). Hamarat Abla. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
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