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|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]], [[Mistborn Era 2]]
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'''[[Chouta]]''' is a street food that is originally from [[Herdaz]] on [[Roshar]] but has also gained popularity off-world, at least on [[Scadrial]]. It consists of fried flatbread wrapped tightly around fried meat and sauce,{{book ref|sa2|46}} and can be carried in one hand and eaten while doing other things.{{book ref|sa2|18}}
 
== Ingredients ==
 
== History ==
[[Lopen]] introduced [[Bridge Four]] to chouta in the warcamps. [[Kaladin]] initially thinksthought it lookslooked disgusting,{{book ref|sa2|18}} but [[Sigzil]] and [[Rock]] trytried it and enjoyenjoyed it.{{book ref|sa2|46}} Kaladin eventually breaksbroke down and buysbought some chouta from a street vendor; he iswas annoyed to discover that he actually likesliked it.{{book ref|sa2|81}} The love of chouta spreadsspread throughout Bridge Four, and [[Teft]], [[Skar]], [[Leyten]], and [[Drehy]] arewere all later seen eating it.{{book ref|sa3|46}}{{book ref|sa3|73}}
 
Chouta iswas sold at a tavern in [[Kholinar]] visited by [[Hoid]] and [[Shallan]].{{book ref|sa3|68}} It was also commonly eaten in [[Urithiru]].{{book ref|sa4|i|5}} ▼
 
By {{date|348|PC}}, chouta was readily available in northern [[Scadrial]]; [[Wayne]] got some very greasy chouta at a food stand in [[Bilming]] while he, [[Wax]], and [[Marasi]] were investigating [[Maraga]]. [[Wax]] thought it looked disgusting, but [[Wayne]] argued that that was how street food should look.{{book ref|mb7|32}}
 
==Trivia==
▲Chouta is sold at a tavern in [[Kholinar]] visited by [[Hoid]] and [[Shallan]].{{book ref|sa3|68}}
*[[Brandon Sanderson]] has noted that chouta are not inspired by burritos and are closer to "deep-fried meatballs in a [[wikipedia:sopaipilla|sopaipilla]]".{{wob ref|8883}}{{wob ref|2854}} Brandon is fascinated by the rapid development of portable street food during the industrial revolution, and devised chouta to reflect this concept.{{wob ref|8883}}
 
== Notes ==
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