Armenian dishes.

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ARMENIA

Lavash is pure Armenian traditional bread. By the way, in 2014 it was registered in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity as “the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in Armenia”. It is dietic bread.

It is baked in the oven under the ground named “Tonir”. The dough should be too thin. Frankly speaking, it is too hard to bake it in the oven as there is a danger to fall into tonir.Lavash ingredients are:flourwatersalt

If we speak about the most favourite food of Armenians, the first dish which comes to mind is Khorovats (you know its worldwide name – barbeque). Armenians have their unique way of preparing Khorovats.

Khorovats is made on the flaming coals in the place named “mangal”. Armenian men are responsible for Khorovats preparation, so the dish has the best taste.Khorovats ingredients are:PorkPepperOnionSaltVegetable Khorovats ingredients are:TomatoGreen PepperEggplantPotato

This dish is often made from meat, but you can also find a vegetarian option as well. Minced meat mixed with rice and a variety of herbs and spices is wrapped in fresh grape leaves.

Dolma is one of the most favourite dishes in Armenia, so Armenians prepare it with a unique love.Dolma ingredients are:ground meats (usually beef)onionriceGarlic Clovesground black peppercurry powdertomato pastered pepper pasteDry herbs, such as basil, dill,wine leavesBoiling water

Among unwritten traditions of Armenia, Khash eating has its own place. There are several things one must keep while eating Khash: never eat with a spoon, drink Vodka with Khash, dried lavash should find its place in the soup and so on.

It takes a very long time to prepare this soup. You can even sit up a whole night in order to have the tastiest soup of Khash.Khash ingredients are:beef legsgarlic,salt,greens

Ghapama is a famous Armenian pumpkin dish. Ghapama is not only too tasty but it also has a fantastic look. It required a great deal of imagination to create such an artwork as Ghamapa is.

You need to be too careful while making Ghapama as besides the taste you should pay attention to the beauty of this dish.Ghapama ingredients are:Pumpkin,rice,dried fruits (almonds, apple, cornel, apricot, prunes, raisins)

Harissa is a thick porridge made from roasted or dried cracked wheat and fatty meat (lamb or chicken). The key to creating a tasty harissa lies in its long preparation process.

Harisa is a very delicious Armenian dish, kind of porridge, which is made of boned and stewed chicken and cracked or coarsely ground wheat.Harissa ingredients are:korkot (dried or roasted cracked wheat)chicken or lambherbssaltpepperbutter