| Lâpa | |
| Type: | Porridge |
| National Cuisine: | Greece, Armenia, Turkey |
| Creators: | --> |
| Served: | Hot |
| Main Ingredient: | Rice |
| No Recipes: | true |
| No Commons: | true |
Lâpa (Turkish) or lapas (el|λαπάς; hy|Լապա) is a kind of rice porridge or gruel eaten in the Balkans, Levant, and Middle East. It is made of just rice, water, and salt and has the consistency of a thick soup.
In Greek cuisine, it is used as a remedy for diarrhea, served with lemon juice.[1]
The dictionary of the Türk Dil Kurumu considers it a loanword from Pontic Greek ("Rumca").[2]
Robert Dankoff gives it an Armenian origin: լափ lap’ 'watery food for dogs, pap for babies'.[3]