"Kousa Mahshi", stuffed zucchini

Kousa Mahshi (Arabic: محشى كوسة‎) or Stuffed Marrows is squash or zucchini stuffed with rice and meat.^[1] Originated in Syria^{[citation needed]}, it is also made in Egypt, Cyprus, Lebanon, Palestine, and Libya.^{[citation needed]} This dish is served hot as a main course. In Syria, this dish is flavored with mint and garlic. It is not so necessarily "Arabic" by origin or tradition, but more of Chaldean, Syriac (Assyrio-Aramaic), Turkish, and Greek sphere of influence.^{[citation needed]} It was adopted by the Arabs after they invaded the Middle-East Levant, but is still eaten among those groups mentioned as well.^{[citation needed]} In Cyprus, the flowers of the marrow are also stuffed.^[2]

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