Talk:Cuisine of Armenia

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Contents 1 Lets be realistic 2 Inclusion 3 Eggplant 4 Arak/raki 5 Move

[edit] Lets be realistic

Come on everyone, I know we love listing our Armenian foods, but lets be realistic, I am very very proud of being an Armenian, I am half Eastern armenian and half Western Armenian, but lets be fair when writing and listing different types of foods, 70% of the food on this page is NOT Armenian, it originated from the Middle East, such as Syria and lebanon and also Iran, Yes we may have been making it for a long time, but someone tell me how many Armenians in 1850 or 1710 were making Fattoush as a Salad. I can confidently say NONE!. ( : other than those who were in lebanon or Syria before the Genocide of the Armenian people. The drinks are the best section of this page, all clearly Armenian. lets stick to our roots, even if it means reducing this page to half its size at least we can say its ARMENIAN FOOD!... I know some foods were stolen from the Armenians, but none are listed here. for gods sake. since when is Ponchik armenian!!!!!..its so clearly a Russian Donut. Well hope u all agree..!! thanks ( : —Preceding unsigned comment added by Armenikos (talk • contribs) 06:28, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Inclusion

I'm just wondering what to include and what not to include. Zaatar,Hummus, taboule etc. are popular in the Diaspora but essentialy unknown in Armenia. On the other hand Borscht, Beef Stroganoff, Pelmeni, satsivi (very popular Georgian dish), mushroom julienne, Vinaigrette salad etc. are extremely common and popular dishes in Armenia but unknown in the diaspora. Both or none? --Eupator 03:19, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Both my friend -- Fedayee 11:25, 10 September 2006

Both it is then. I will expand this article greatly in the coming weeks.--Eupator 03:29, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Man, this article is making me hungry. Where are the boeregs? -- Clevelander 20:42, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Eggplant

Eggplant should certainly be mentioned (is there a dish called "imam bayeldi")? Badagnani 04:56, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Umm, imam bayıldı is part of Turkish cuisine, but Armenians make and eat it commonly too, (Diasporan Armenians do at least, not sure about Armenians in Armenia), i'll add it to the list. - Fedayee 04:59, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick response. There are a lot of Turkish dishes that might be claimed by both cultures. Of course there were millions of Armenians in eastern Turkey before the genocide, and Armenians also used the same musical instruments (kanun, oud, etc.). I'm just eating some of those whole walnuts that come in a jar, in sugar syrup--is that worth mentioning? Badagnani 05:06, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Yumm, I believe those are called "Noush/Nush". You have good taste. - Fedayee 05:18, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

216.185.64.34 17:46, 20 August 2007 (UTC)I think you are missing a very special staple in Armenian food, Pilaf. I know that this is a general term rather than a specific food but the most common form of Pilaf is saute noodles with rice in a chicken broth. Please include this. It is an accepted term in the US and Canada and comes from Armenians.

[edit] Arak/raki

How about arak/raki liquor? I see that in Armenian restaurants. Badagnani 05:17, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Yup, we call it "oghee/oghi" - Fedayee 05:19, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Move

Propose move this article to "Armenian Cuisine" as to include cuisine made not only in Armenia country but by Armenians nation. Any objections? Steelmate (talk) 05:57, 5 February 2008 (UTC)