Armenian bread

Armenia’s cultural profile is rising along with its bread thanks to new international partnership

Watching village women bake lavash in a sunken tonir oven is a highlight of everyone’s visit to Armenia—everyone except me, of course.…

9 years ago

I may go flat broke buying flat bread, but it might be worth it!

I learned this habit from my father and I'm not about to un-learn it any time soon: When I'm grocery…

13 years ago

One bread, two names. Is it Bokon or Matnakash?

Bokon - or - Matnakash? Two months ago I started an all-out search for reader Devyn Egigian who was looking for a…

14 years ago

Matnakash, an Armenian Symbolic Bread

Whenever a reader asks for help in finding a recipe, I do my level-best to hunt one down. When Devyn…

14 years ago

Armenian Independence Day

Today is the 91st anniversary of Armenia's independence, a day we mark with bitter-sweet memories and an asterisk. The birth…

15 years ago

Banerov Hatz, Cheese-Onion Flatbread

There is one bread that my grandmother, Yeranuhe Nanny, made that was truly outstanding -- Banerov Hatz (Cheese-Onion Flatbread) --…

15 years ago

Remembering Bread Grandfather (Hatz Baboog)

As I was chatting with my sister, Dawn, we were recalling our early childhood living on the first floor of…

15 years ago

Lavash- Armenian Cracker Bread

We never heard the word lavash outside Armenian circles until just a few years ago.Now, it pops up everywhere from…

16 years ago

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…

16 years ago

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