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…
Browsing Category Culture
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…
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 native cuisine. As long-time Floridians,…
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 works by the late but…
Armenians in China? You bet!
Armenians are everywhere – even China. About 200 Armenians are living and working in China – a VERY tiny minority considering China’s population of over…
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. Reader Antranik posted his comments…
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 many wonderful works saved from…