Pasulj | |
Alternate Name: | Grah, Grav, Grosh (Albanian) |
Region: | The Balkans |
Type: | Soup |
Main Ingredient: | White or brown beans; Meat or smoked meat |
Pasulj (from phaseolus;[1] пасуљ|script=cyrillic), grah (грах|script=cyrillic) or grav (Macedonian: грав) is a bean stew made of usually white, cranberry or pinto beans, and more rarely kidney beans that is a popular dish in Balkan cuisine. It is normally prepared with meat, particularly smoked meat such as smoked bacon, sausage, and ham hock, and is a typical winter dish.[2] Other commonly used ingredients include carrots and onions. Another version of the dish using baked beans is known as prebranac (пребранац|script=cyrillic).
It is sometimes known in English as Serbian bean soup,[3] [4] [5] and in German-speaking countries as Serbische Bohnensuppe ("Serbian bean soup").[6] In North Macedonia, a spicy and thicker variant is known as tavče gravče (Macedonian: Тавче гравче; beans on a skillet).
The idiom prosto kao pasulj ("simple as pasulj") equates to English as easy as pie and French simple comme chou.[7]