| Dried Chickpea Snack (Photo from blog.fatfreevegan.com) |
This request made me smile because I hadn’t thought about ‘lablaboo’
for a long time. It’s one of those treats that Armenian grandparents keep handy
for an anytime snack.
| Candy-coated Lablaboo! |
As for Roxanne’s request, however, I haven’t been
able to find an answer.
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Per Sonia Tashjian's book, there were many mixes similar to zaatar that were made from other ingredients. My guess is that this is one of them. It would be helpful if Roxanne remembered if the mix included anything else, like sesame seeds, bulgur, etc.
I received one email so far regarding this: "Am also a Kharpetze - 100% and have not ever heard of this - checked about 40 Armenian and Turkish cook-books in my collection and nothing - sorry." Looks like the search continues!
I found two items in Sonia's cookbook that may or may not be related: Tatkhan (from Mussa Ler, which is far from Kharpert, but the recipe says there are variations all over Western Armenia) and Aghandz (no origin). They both consist of a combination of whole or ground grains and nuts, with the addition of spices. Chick peas are part of the mix in both cases.
I do remember vaguely seeing ground lablaboo at Armenian nut stores. From what I remember, they add sugar, anise, and other stuff to it and eat it with a spoon. It might be related somehow to Hadig, the mix that you make to celebrate the first baby tooth of a child.
Ara, Thanks for the information from Sonia's cookbook! I do have a recipe for Hassa. http://thearmeniankitchen.com/2013/04/hassa-our-familys-recipe-for.html
This uses finely ground chickpeas with powdered sugar and various candies in it. I'll check with Roxanne to see if this rings a bell.
They sell chickpea powder at Super King stores. I remember as a child we would eat it mixes with a bit of powdered sugar. I buy it now to mix in zahtar. I Brown it in a hot pan continually stirring it till it becomes golden in color and the flavor is enhanced.
That sounds delicious, Silva!