Armenian Food and Drink: Traveler Guide to Chop, Street Food Sef Wine

Why Armenian food deserve your attention

Armenian food na one of di oldest for di world, dem build am on fresh herbs, lamb, wheat and fruit. Meals dey plenty, dey social and dem no dey rush am. For Yerevan you fit chop well-well with small money, and as you dey enter di regions pass, na so di food dey become more homemade and personal.

Signature chop wey you go try

• Khorovats - na Armenia dear barbecue, na pork or lamb wey dem grill for top vine cuttings. Dem dey eat am wrap for lavash with grilled vegetables and onions.
• Dolma - vine leaves or vegetables wey dem stuff with spiced meat and rice. Di vegetarian Lenten own, pasuts dolma, sweet well well.
• Khash - one strong winter soup wey dem slow-cook cow leg, dem dey chop am for morning with garlic and dried lavash. Na real tradition.
• Harissa - thick pap wey dem make with wheat and chicken, e dey warm belle sotay.
• Ghapama - whole pumpkin wey dem bake with rice, dried fruit and nuts, dem dey serve am plenty for celebrations.
• Spas - warm yogurt soup with wheat and herbs.

Bread, cheese and street food

Lavash, di thin flatbread wey dem bake for wall of clay tonir oven, na UNESCO don list am and e dey for every meal. Combine am with chechil (string cheese), fresh herbs and tomatoes for one simple, correct plate.

For street food, check out zhingyalov hats, flatbread wey dem stuff with up to twenty wild herbs, na specialty from Artsakh. Bakeries dey also sell gata, sweet buttery pastry, and ponchik, custard-filled doughnuts wey popular for Yerevan.

Wetin to drink

• Armenian wine - di Areni valley don dey make wine for over 6,000 years. Try red wine from di indigenous Areni grape.
• Brandy (konyak) - Ararat brandy na di national pride. Tour of di Yerevan Brandy Company worth am.
• Oghi - strong fruit vodka, dem dey often make am from mulberry or apricot.
• Tan - salty yogurt drink, e dey match well with khorovats.
• Strong Armenian coffee, dem dey serve am for small cups, sometimes dem go read your future from di grounds.

Practical dining tips

• Tipping around 10 percent dem go appreciate; check whether service don already dey inside.
• Meals na for shared. Expect plenty small plates and toasts.
• Di host or di oldest person dey usually lead di toasts; e good make you join.
• Tap water for Yerevan sweet well; and di city pulpulak drinking fountains dey free and safe.
• Vegetarians go do well because of Lenten and herb-based chop.

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