Stuffed melon

Stuffed melon
Region or stateIran, Turkey, Armenia
Serving temperatureHot

Stuffed melon (Armenian: Միսով Սեխի Դոլմա, Persian: خربزه شکم‌پر, Turkish: Kavun dolması) are made of melon stuffed primarily with meat and rice.

Iranian stuffed melons are made with a mostly hollowed out melon, butter, diced chicken, onions, cinnamon, salt, pepper, couscous or bulgur, apricots and honey.

Armenian stuffed melons are made with hollowed out melon, lamb meat or pork, onions, rice, butter, pine nuts, salt, pepper, currants, grapes and apricots.