We never heard the word lavash outside Armenian circles until just a few years ago.Now, it pops up everywhere from supermarket aisles to fast-food menus…
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Chorag, Zeytoonian style
I bumped into an old friend, Joe Zeytoonian, teacher and musician, at the Armenian Genocide program last week in Boca Raton. We began to reminisce…
Phyllo or Fillo? Either way, it’s jolly good!
It doesn’t matter which way you spell it, but please: Pronounce it “fee-low.” “Phyllo” means leaf in Greek. In culinary terms, fillo is a paper-thin…
Savory or sweet, it’s still chorag!
Chorag is a traditional Armenian braided yeast roll. Some like sweet chorag; others a bit savory, so the recipe (and spelling) varies from household to…