What could be more fun than singing about fruit and vegetables? OK, we don’t do that very often — but the fruit and vegetables at…
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The Greedy Sparrow
We’re excited to share the news about a new book by our gifted correspondent and friend, Lucine Kasbarian. It’s called The Greedy Sparrow: An Armenian…
A legacy of migration: Armenian food with an Indian twist
A friend recently shared this video from the Web site of IBN, CNN’s partner in India. It’s an extended report on Armenian food in Kolkata…
Armenians were toasting history before it was history
More fascinating discoveries just keep on emerging from caves in Armenia. Researchers at UCLA and Oxford have confirmed that what archaeologists suspected of being…
How long do leftovers last? 5,900 years may be stretching things
Every day must seem like Christmas morning for archaeologists in Armenia. Recent discoveries include the world’s oldest shoe, the world’s oldest human brain and the…
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 now the United States was…
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 leave our seats. Today’s discovery…
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 our food to preserve it….
Our Culinary Heritage
Faithful reader Ara responded in his usual, thoughtful manner to our recent item on Armenia’s effort to identify and preserve the nation’s original cuisine. He…
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 many Armenians in America and around…