What is liver called in Afghanistan?

Liver is called "jigar" in Afghanistan.

What is liver called in Armenia?

Liver is called "lyard" in Armenia.

What is liver called in Azerbaijan?

Liver is called "ciyər" in Azerbaijan.

What traditions use liver?

Liver appears in 60 documented culinary traditions, including Northeast India Whole-Animal Beef Tradition, Ethiopian Slaughter-Day Tradition, Quinto Quarto Romano.

Liver

Q: Where is liver located on the animal?

Liver comes from the Abdominal cavity — behind the diaphragm, forward of the kidneys. The largest internal organ; iron-rich, with a strong mineral flavour that mellows when soaked in milk or acidulated water. Seared quickly to avoid overcooking (which makes it grainy and bitter). Widely eaten grilled, fried, or blended into pâté. Standard offal market cut across all beef-eating regions.

Abdominal cavity — behind the diaphragm, forward of the kidneys

The largest internal organ; iron-rich, with a strong mineral flavour that mellows when soaked in milk or acidulated water. Seared quickly to avoid overcooking (which makes it grainy and bitter). Widely eaten grilled, fried, or blended into pâté. Standard offal market cut across all beef-eating regions.

Regional Names — 50 countries

Country	Local Name	Also Known As	Native Script	Conf.	Traditions
Afghanistan	jigar		جگر	●	Jigar Kabab Afghan Organ Grill Tradition
Argentina	hígado			◑
Armenia	lyard		լյարդ	●	Tzhvzhik
Azerbaijan	ciyər			●	Ciyər Kababı Azerbaijani Organ Grill Tradition
Bolivia	hígado			●	Chanfaina Boliviana Fritanga Boliviana
Brazil	fígado bovino			●
Chile	hígado			●
China	niúgān		牛肝	●
Colombia	hígado			●	Fritanga Colombiana
Czech Republic	hovězí játra			●
Ecuador	hígado			●
Egypt	kibda		كبدة	●	Kibda Iskandarani
Ethiopia	gubet		ጉበት	●	Dulet
France	foie de bœuf			●
Georgia	ghvizli		ღვიძლი	●	Kuchmachi
Germany	Rinderleber			●	Schlachtfest
Greece	sykóti		συκώτι	●	Kokoretsi Greek Easter Offal Tradition
Hungary	marhamáj			●	Hungarian Pörkölt Offal Tradition
India	kaleji	karal (Kerala) · kolija (Bengali)	کلیجی	●	Gurda-Kaleji Karal Fry
Indonesia	hati sapi			●	Soto Jeroan Sate Jeroan
Iran	jegar		جگر	●	Jigaraki — Iranian Organ Grill
Israel	kaved		כבד	●	Kaved Al Ha-Esh
Italy	fegato di manzo			◑	Quinto Quarto Romano
Japan	gyū rebā		牛レバー	●	Horumon-Yaki
Kazakhstan	bauyr		бауыр	●	Kuirdak (Quyrdaq)
Kyrgyzstan	boor		боор	●	Kuurdak
Lebanon / Levant	kibdeh		كبدة	●	Mashawi Mshakkaleh Kibdeh Meshwi
Mexico	hígado de res			●
Mongolia	eleg		элэг	●	Mongolian Slaughter-Day Organ Tradition
Morocco	kebda		كبدة	●	Boulfaf Eid al-Adha Organ Grills
Nigeria	ẹdọ	liver · hanta (Hausa)		●	Orishirishi — Nigerian Assorted Meat
Pakistan	kaleji		کلیجی	●	Gurda-Kaleji Katakat
Peru	hígado de res			●
Philippines	atay ng baka			●
Poland	wątróbka wołowa			●	Wątróbka z Cebulą
Portugal	fígado			●	Iscas de Fígado à Portuguesa Portuguese Rural Slaughter Tradition
Russia	pechen'		печень	●
Saudi Arabia	kabdah		كبدة	●	Kabdah Jeddawiyah
Senegal	foie			●	Dibi Organ Tradition
South Africa	beef liver	liver		●	Skilpadjies South African Braai Offal
South Korea	gan		간	●
Spain	hígado de vacuno	hígado de ternera		●
Tajikistan	jigar		ҷигар	●	Jigar Kabob Qovurma — Tajik Mixed Organ Fry
Thailand	tap wua		ตับวัว	●	Northern Thai Larb Offal
Turkey	ciğer			●
Ukraine	pechinka		печінка	●
United Kingdom	ox liver	beef liver		●
Uruguay	hígado			◑
Uzbekistan	jigar		жигар	●	Jigar Kabob Qovurdoq (Kovurdak)
Vietnam	gan bò			●	Lòng Bò Traditions Lẩu Lòng Bò Quán Nhậu Offal Culture

Regional names reflect documented butcher and market terminology. Confidence indicators reflect research quality, not cultural importance.

Liver

Regional Names — 50 countries

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