Fasolada or fasoulada (φασολάδα or φασουλάδα, sometimes written fassolada or fassoulada) is a Greek soup of dry white beans, olive oil, and vegetables, sometimes called the "national food of the Greeks".^[1]

The Middle-Eastern version is called fasoulia. The term is used for various white bean dishes in Egypt and the Levant (Arabic: فاصوليا‎), as well as in Turkey (Turkish: fasülye) and Cyprus.

The soup is similar to tomato soup; it is made by boiling tomato sauce with water, beans, and vegetables. Ingredients vary, but may include carrots, tomatoes, onion, parsley, celery, and bay leaf; lima beans are sometimes also used. The vegetables are mixed in and brought to the boil gradually. Each region has its own recipe.

[edit] See also

• List of soups
• Greek cuisine
• Cypriot cuisine
• Iraqi cuisine

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Λεξικό της κοινής Νεοελληνικής, 1998