Did you read that archaeologists recently discovered the world’s oldest leather shoe in a cave in Armenia? Scientists say it dates back at least 5,000…
Posts tagged Armenian food
Maque Choux: Why does it taste Armenian?
I’m just the assistant around here, so I hope I can be excused for being clueless from time to time. Maque Choux For example: I…
Memories of long-ago summers
Robyn’s recent post about the fund-raiser for Camp Haiastan brought back a flood of wonderful memories from my childhood. I was 9 in the summer…
Virtual Ararat: On to greater heights!
We’re thrilled to be part of the new online incarnation of the AGBU’s respected magazine Ararat. Ararat (http://www.araratmagazine.org/) has a long, proud tradition of outstanding…
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 asked for a bread recipe…
Cilantro: Love it or hate it
Doug caught me watching the “Barefoot Contessa” on the Food Network the other day. In one segment, Ina Gartner, the star of the show, was…
Bokon recipe found?
In my search for Devyn Egigian’s request for Bokon, an Armenian bread said to be thicker than lavash, I consulted with Dorothy Arakelian who said…
Recipe Search: “Bokon”, a thicker version of Lavash
Reader Devyn is looking for a bread recipe called bokon (boccone). The spelling might not be exact, so searching through cookbooks and the internet has been a…
Anginar (artichokes), anyone?
According to George Mardikian’s cookbook, “Dinner at Omar Khayyam’s”, artichokes are found in the Mediterranean region as well as all around Asia Minor. He noted that Levantines (people…
Armenian Foods in Unexpected Places
Whenever Doug and I take a road trip, we instinctively search for anything related to Armenians along the way – people, restaurants, exhibits, films (you…