Culture

Want to be healthy as well as calm? Eat like an Armenian!

It's not hard to imagine that Americans were a bit jittery in April 1918.  The world was at war, and…

14 years ago

The Portable Armenian Kitchen: A 19th Century Spoon Solution

I love digging into the world of digital archives. It's like archaeology for those of us who don't want to…

14 years ago

Science is still peppering us with salt questions

Armenians love salt, maybe a little too much. Or maybe not. We inherited the Old World tradition of heavily salting…

14 years ago

Our Culinary Heritage

Faithful reader Ara responded in his usual, thoughtful manner to our recent item on Armenia's effort to identify and preserve…

14 years ago

Armenia aims to preserve as well as serve its native cuisine

We started this blog with one major goal: to preserve the recipes we remember and love. Since then, we've heard from…

14 years ago

Kebab Cubano: Remembering the Armenians of Cuba

Kebab Cubano Cuban food in Florida is like Italian food in New Jersey, so nearly ubiquitous that it's almost the…

14 years ago

A banner day for Armenians in the Catskills

We recently visited the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum in Upstate New York to see the first-ever major exhibit of…

14 years ago

Armenians in China? You bet!

Armenians are everywhere - even China. About 200 Armenians are living and working in China - a VERY tiny minority…

14 years ago

The language of food continues to stir debate

We got yet-another thought-provoking message recently on the topic of Armenian food terms that may not be Armenian in origin.…

14 years ago

Did you know Armenians taught the French to drink coffee?

It's I didn't know that until I came across a 1922 book called All About Coffee. It's one of the…

14 years ago

This website uses cookies. find out more.