Food and its preparation are the essential parts of Armenian culture. Old Armenian recipes have been passed down from generation to next, from mother to daughter. In this book most recipes have been passed down from my mother. There are also international recipes in this book, along with my own recipes. Arranged by category, from appetizers to desserts, these recipes can bring more variety to everyday menus and add special flavors for family gathering and holiday events.
"My family style cookbook features 28 great recipes for dips, snacks, dinner, entrees and desserts that are easy to prepare with just few ingredients. Whether you are inviting a few friends or having a casual family dinner you will find savory and comforting recipes that are easy to follow."--Page 4 of cover.
“A colorful culinary journey . . . This book explores what Armenian cuisine looks like today in a very authentic and beautiful way.” —Marcus Samuelsson, award-winning chef and restaurateur This cookbook not only reveals how to make the ubiquitous and doable flatbread lavash, the UNESCO-recognized bread of Armenia, but also shares more than sixty recipes of what to eat with it, from soups and salads to hearty stews paired with lots of fresh herbs. Stunning photography and essays provide an insider’s look at Armenia, a small but fascinating country comprising dramatic mountains, sun-drenched fields, and welcoming people. With influences from the Middle East and the Mediterranean as well as from Russia, the food of Armenia is the next cuisine to explore for people who want to dig deeper into the traditions formed at the crossroads between the East and West. “An incredibly complete book of foods from Armenia, part cookbook, part coffee-table photo journal, and part history book. The culinary culture of Armenia is ancient, profound, and a doorway to understanding the people and culture of that country—and this book and John Lee’s incredible photos truly do justice to this culinary tradition.” —Serj Tankian, poet, visual artist, activist, composer, and lead vocalist for System of a Down “At last, Armenian food gets its due! Lavash takes us on a captivating journey through Armenia, sharing stories of this ancient land’s history and people, along with the secrets of its remarkable cuisine. The flatbread recipes alone are worth the price of the book, but there’s so much more revealed here—piquant salads, whole-grain porridges, and soothing soups and stews.” —Darra Goldstein, founding editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture
The Vegan Armenian Kitchen Cookbook is a collection of plant-based recipes and stories from Armenia and the Armenian diaspora. With over 115 recipes, the cookbook takes readers on a fascinating journey through Armenian cuisine and tradition. Infused with food-related idioms, and menu pairing and holiday planning suggestions, The Vegan Armenian Kitchen Cookbook serves as both a cookbook and a resource that will become an invaluable part of your kitchen.
This is a new edition of the 1944 classic by George Mardikian, America's first celebrity chef. These delicious and unusual meals that made Mardikian's restaurant so famous are for Armenian food, prepared in the American fashion. The recipes are sophisticated enough for parties, but economical and balanced enough to serve the whole family.
The Armenians living in villages on the mountain of Musa Dagh, Syria had a cuisine that was distinct from the traditional cooking of Armenians throughout the rest of of the Middle East. This book preserves the recipes from that area, a small Armenian homeland that the residents evacuated in 1939 when it was transferred from Syria to Turkey. Three sisters have teamed up to produce this wonderful cookbook that provides the recipes as taught to them by their mother and tell the stories of the village where they lived as youngsters.
Food is a portal to Armenia's past and present-day culture. This culinary journey across the land called Hayastan presents the rich history, wondrous legends, and fact-filled stories of Armenian cuisine. Authors Irina Petrosian and David Underwood take readers on a memorable tour of Armenia by way of the kitchen. What ancient Armenian fable warned against genetically-altered food? What little-known Armenian fruit may have helped Noah on the ark? What was the diet of David of Sassoun, the legendary Armenian Hercules? What was the influence of the Soviet Union on the food ways of Armenia? What strange and exotic fruits and herbs are sold in Armenia's markets? Why do Armenians go to cemeteries to 'feed' the dead? What role did coffee play in Armenian marriage rituals? If you are curious about one of the world's most ancient cultures, or are contemplating a trip to Armenia, don't miss the chance to read this fascinating book.
Home Again combines a collection of Armenian recipes from the Ottoman Empire with a memoir of a family of immigrants who kept certain recipes close to their hearts as a means of preserving their cultural heritage. The author examines the relationship between history and cuisine, between displacement and memory, between the individual and their ancestors. Working over 10 years to collect authentic recipes from the descendants of Armenians who fled their homeland, the author brings forth a book that aligns some rare recipes with history and personal anecdotes of dozens of Armenian cooks. Reworking and testing recipes kept safe in family memories, this book brings them to life for the contemporary cook. Deftly combining her grandmother's recollections of daily life in the Ottoman Empire with the personal recollections of others, from different villages, Firkatian describes the recipes and experiences of those communities in loving prose. The book revives a lost world and invites the reader to imagine being a guest in her grandmother Iskouhi's home. The author has studiously preserved the ancient roots of the recipes while presenting them in a modern context. In addition to Armenian standards like stuffed grape leaves, there are many unique recipes. Stuffed mussels. Baked carp. Fruit leather. Potted meats. Bird's nest desserts. Author Mari Firkatian includes over 175 recipes and contextualizes them by sharing fragments of first hand recollections from the chefs themselves, the heirs to the culture. She punctuates the text with anecdotes, songs, personal experiences, and historic contexts to the particular regions she has highlighted. She has sourced the recipes of her grandmother's home village, outside modern day Bursa, as well as recipes from other Armenian towns. With a focus on over a dozen select Armenian regions in the Ottoman Empire this is a must have book for cooks eager to explore hidden treasures preserved by family cooks. The recipes are contemporary versions with simple instructions for any cook to follow and savor the dishes at home thereby visiting the past one bite at a time.
