Armenian Recipes

[VaheTheGreat(e)]

No, i dont. But if you tell what it is, i can try

LOL... he is talking about bagamon, forgote the name in turkish....)

[VaheTheGreat(e)]

This is a great Armenian game, don't know if it's traditionally from Armenia though.

Well, Saco, bagamon is traditional all araund Meadl East, specially in turkey)))

[Sako]

Yeah, your right, but in Armenia it's really famous, probably in Turkey as well since we were so close to each other in the past.

[Sako]

I have bro, but usually people individually have better recipes than what you find online, the last authentically made Armenian recipe I found was from Armineh (the chick I know from LA).

Got you, I just wanted to check whether you searched or not, couldn't help but ask.

The problem is bro, usually someone says they have an Armenian recipe, but its not a traditional Armenian recipe or heavily modified (like one dude had a sour cream baklava, which just sounds gross lol).

Hahaha, I'd love to see it, lol.

I'm sorry if you are too busy bro

Hell no, bro, I just wanted to check whether you tried. Pretty pointless asking actually now that I look at it. I was thinking you definitely tried but couldn't help but ask.

just this is the only site where I know people of Armenians descent (save YouTube, and everyone is busy there).

I get your drift and don't worry, you can ask anything you want, what hell are we here for ?

Also you need to remember as I do not eat meat, there are alot of recipes with animal derived producsts like gelatine or lard that I found, so I felt it was better to ask here.

I thought you might be able to replace the meat that's why I asked you to search the net but now that I think of it, I know what you mean, these meat issues come up from time to time but I couldn't feel any better as a vegetarian. My mom has tons of recipes, my family is entirely veg., so it's your lucky day bro. Many of my relatives are amazed by my moms stacked tables so I'm sure you will be too . See you tomorrow.

[Pedro Xaramillo]

Hey bro

Hahaha, I'd love to see it, lol.

That makes only one of us lol. I did see it, I can't erase it from mind.

I thought you might be able to replace the meat that's why I asked you to search the net but now that I think of it, I know what you mean, these meat issues come up from time to time but I couldn't feel any better as a vegetarian. My mom has tons of recipes, my family is entirely veg., so it's your lucky day bro. Many of my relatives are amazed by my moms stacked tables so I'm sure you will be too . See you tomorrow.

Your family sounds really cool bro. I also love being vegetarian, believe or not Medical Health journals actually state to people that its more healthy to not eat meat. Alot of people go on about the lack of protein, but if you supplement right everyone will be fine. Besides, only like 60% of a piece of stake is really protein, alot of it is fat which very bad for you.

Check out this great cookbook I found online (gonna buy it after I am done buying my instrument mic, maybe when I buy my oud as I have always wanted to learn it) :

http://www.stvartanbookstore.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=4585

By Alice Antreassian and Mariam Jebejian

More than 350 recipes, from A to Z, except M for meat. The book is designed to show the wealth of meatless dishes in the Armenian kitchen and to share the value and delight of meals without meat. Includes general cooking tips, suggested menus, and sources for ingredients.

[Sako]

That makes only one of us lol. I did see it, I can't erase it from mind.

You'd be surprised by some of the things I've seen too . The world is an ugly place sometimes, trust me. Even non-veg. would be disgusted.

I also love being vegetarian.

With you to the end.

Your family sounds really cool bro.

Thanks bro, I haven't met yours yet but it's in my to-do list . I still don't know how you ended up in South Africa.

believe or not Medical Health journals actually state to people that its more healthy to not eat meat. Alot of people go on about the lack of protein, but if you supplement right everyone will be fine. Besides, only like 60% of a piece of stake is really protein, alot of it is fat which very bad for you.

I completely know what your talking about bro, don't worry. You've been a veg. for about a few years, I've been a veg. my whole life , lol.

Check out this great cookbook I found online (gonna buy it after I am done buying my instrument mic, maybe when I buy my oud as I have always wanted to learn it) :

http://www.stvartanbookstore.com/ind...OD&ProdID=4585

By Alice Antreassian and Mariam Jebejian

It looks like a great book. It's coming to my house, no doubts there. Can't wait to get cooking. I'm sure there'll be a lot of genuine Armenian recipes in there.

More than 350 recipes, from A to Z, except M for meat. The book is designed to show the wealth of meatless dishes in the Armenian kitchen and to share the value and delight of meals without meat. Includes general cooking tips, suggested menus, and sources for ingredients.

You really know how to get a person anticipated amgio, let's see who buys the book first.

Ok, get your kitchen ready, here comes the recipe. My mom was a bit busy today so I'm posting a simple but very, very famous Armenian recipe. It's very famous in Russia too. As you probably know, Armenia has been in the USSR so we inherited a lot from Russia, good and bad. Here in Armenia, a lot of Russian words are used in everday Armenian so you can imagine what an impact Russia had on Armenia. 70 years of USSR changes a lot. I think this dish was cooked in Armenia also before the Armenians joined the USSR.

It's called borsht, it's fairly simple and anyone can almost cook it but not everyone can do it right.

You need:

Half a cabbage, cut into thin, long strips and then again cut into small normal peices (Not VERY small though).
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Oil (Whatever you use)
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Three carrots and potatoes, one onion (if you want), and one beetroot, cut into small peices/slices (the beetroot and potatoes should be cut into cubes).
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Tomato paste, vegetable (cooking) vinegar, chili powder, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, water, broken wheat, parsley, and oregano.

Method:

Pour the oil into a big pot and fry the cabbage a little bit for a few minutes. Next, throw in the sliced carrots and beetroot. Add two table spoons of tomato paste, half a table spoon of vegetable vinegar (seriously, be careful with the vinegar), one teaspoon of chili powder (yeah right ), black pepper, and a pinch of garlic powder (or a bit more depending on your taste). Then add the onions (if you want). Mix it all up and then add as much water as you like depending on how much of everything else you've added. This is basically a soup so the more water you fill, the more borscht you'll have. If you want, you can add less water and you'll have more of a solid dish rather then a soup but that's not really borscht anymore. Now, let it all boil. When it’s boiling properly, add the potatoes and a small teacup of broken wheat and when the potatoes are cooked nicely, add a normal amount of salt (depends on your taste again). After that, add a little bit of parsley and oregano and let the borscht boil. After about 10 minutes, you're done. Seems easy? It is but what's interesting is that, like my "Arbito", lol, borscht can be made with different ingredients although cabbage, potatoes, and a few other ingredients must be used everytime or else you'll just be making an ordinary soup.

What I'd like you to also remember is that borscht is best eaten a few days after its cooked. Sounds strange? Well, that's what's special about it. In cold countries, borscht is that's why very, very famous. It lasts for long periods of time and tastes better the longer you store it. So don't throw it away after a few days.

That's it. Try giving your borscht some Mexican flavors as well after going with the original recipe, see what you can come up with. Enjoy. I'll give you more difficult recipes soon, my mom has been busy lately so you'll have to wait a bit. I'll send you a nice one for Christmas.

[Steph]

Ok, get your kitchen ready, here comes the recipe. My mom was a bit busy today so I'm posting a simple but very, very famous Armenian recipe. It's very famous in Russia too. As you probably know, Armenia has been in the USSR so we inherited a lot from Russia, good and bad. Here in Armenia, a lot of Russian words are used in everday Armenian so you can imagine what an impact Russia had on Armenia. 70 years of USSR changes a lot. I think this dish was cooked in Armenia also before the Armenians joined the USSR.

It's called borsht, it's fairly simple and anyone can almost cook it but not everyone can do it right.

Saco, I think the Ukrainians would claim this as theirs but you're right, it's one of my favourites too, hard to keep any left for the third or fourth day when it really is at it'd best.

Pedro, you should look for recipes for tolmar too, a great dish whether you use meat or not, aubergine/badurjan/eggplant is my favourite.

[Sako]

Saco, I think the Ukrainians would claim this as theirs but you're right, it's one of my favourites too, hard to keep any left for the third or fourth day when it really is at it'd best.

Have to agree with you. Easy to make, hard to not finish.

Pedro, you should look for recipes for tolmar too, a great dish whether you use meat or not, aubergine/badurjan/eggplant is my favourite.

Steph, you really know how to ruin surprises ! I wanted to give him that recipe at the end of the month.

[Steph]

Have to agree with you. Easy to make, hard to not finish.



Steph, you really know how to ruin surprises ! I wanted to give him that recipe at the end of the month.

Ooops, next time I'll pm for permission!!!!
psssst, get the recipe from your mum for Russian salad.........damn, done it again.

[Pedro Xaramillo]

Thanks Saco, will try it out this weekend

Don't worry about ruining surprises, I don't what it is in first place ,
I would love to have both recipes, any recipes you guys want to request of me meantime?