Armenia
Ancient highland cuisine of tandoor lavash, barbecue and apricots, with slow festive dishes cooked for weddings and holidays. That is the short version of what Armenia cooks. Look for Lavash (thin tandoor flatbread, UNESCO-listed; wraps cheese, herbs and khorovats), Khorovats (skewered pork or lamb barbecued over coals; national feast centerpiece) and Harissa (wheat and chicken slowly beaten into savory porridge; dish of resilience). UNESCO inscribed Armenian lavash baking in 2014; the dough is slapped onto the wall of a buried clay tonir oven. This atlas has 39 Armenia dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.
39 dishes.
Ttu lavashsour fruit leather of pressed plums or apricots, torn off in sheets
TzhvzhikLiver and offal fried hard with onion, eaten hot with lavash and vodka.
Zhingyalov hatsflatbread stuffed with a dozen chopped wild herbs; Artsakh specialty-
Alani
Dried peaches stuffed with ground walnuts and sugar, eaten with coffee. Ready in 45 min prep and 2 hr softening…
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Aveluk
Wild mountain sorrel dried in braids, cooked with walnuts, onion and lentils. Ready in 30 min plus 2 hr soaking…
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Basturma
Air-dried beef coated in fenugreek-garlic paste, sliced paper-thin. Ready in 1 hr over several days prep and 4 to 6…
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Boraki
Open-ended meat rolls fried standing upright, then simmered and topped with garlic yoghurt. Ready in 1 hr 15 min prep…
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Chechil
Salty string cheese pulled into threads and braided, sometimes smoked. Ready in 1 hr active prep and 3 hr making…
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Eetch
Bulgur cooked with tomato and pepper, eaten warm or cold. Ready in 25 min plus 30 min standing prep and…
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Gata
Sweet layered pastry with buttery khoriz filling. Ready in 50 min plus 1 hr chilling prep and 40 min cooking.…
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Ghapama
Pumpkin baked with rice, dried fruit and honey; celebrated in song. Ready in 40 min prep and 1 hr 30…
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Ghavurma
Lamb fried and preserved under its own fat for the winter. Ready in 40 min prep and 3 hr cooking.…