Five years have zipped by since we visited Armenia and reveled in every conceivable style of Armenian food, feasting our way from soup to nuts…
Posts tagged Armenian cuisine
I was wrong in thinking a bit of bad news would spoil my appetite for dolma. Really, nothing could!
I’ve been slacking in my consumption of Armenian coffee lately, so I’m moving slowly. That’s the best excuse I have for not writing sooner about…
Americans call it okra, we call it Bamiya. I call it delicious. My wife thinks I’m nuts.
Doug’s Home-cooked Bamiya Okra was frequent fare at our house when I was growing up, and I loved it. I’ve since learned that I have…
What makes coffee Armenian? We do, just by drinking it.
Our YouTube video showing How to Make Armenian Coffee is approaching 50,000 views, and the comments keep coming (watch the video below in this post)….
TSAL – TSUL (Paklava): A New Year Recipe from Sonia Tashjian
First, The Armenian Kitchen wishes everyone a truly Happy, Peace-filled 2017! Second, To help ring-in the New Year, my dear friend, Sonia Tashjian, has sent…
Who created Lahmajoun?
For many of us in America, lahmajoun is our go-to model of Armenian food. We love basturma, we devour pilaf, we argue about the thousand-and-one…
There’s nothing ratty about letting the world know you’re Armenian
Some people don’t believe in coincidences. I don’t believe in Armenian coincidences. We’re all connected, especially on the Internet. I was Googling just recently for…
A Shish Kebab Machine Wedding Gift and Recipe
Robyn’s parents, Mary and Andy Dabbakian, flew down for a visit soon after we moved to Florida in 1978. We spotted them at the airport…
Armenia’s cultural profile is rising along with its bread thanks to a 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. I was held hostage by…
Sonia Tashjian’s QEMENE BRTUJ – Kololak with Potato – a Lenten Recipe
Just in time for Lent, Sonia Tashjian sent me several recipes which I will post from time to time, so please keep checking back. The…