Hatay Sour Soup

Hatay Sour Soup is a traditional dish prepared with small meat-and-bulgur meatballs cooked together with eggplant or carrots, tomatoes, garlic, tomato and pepper paste, pomegranate molasses, and mint. The pomegranate molasses and vegetables give the soup its distinctive tangy and aromatic flavor. Enjoyed in everyday meals as well as at weddings, holidays, gatherings, and festivals, Hatay Sour Soup is one of the region’s characteristic traditional soups.