Here are photos of my last dinner in Armenia. It was also my best meal there. We dined at Caucasus restaurant on traditional food. It was delicious. I already miss Armenian food. I hope you enjoy these photos at least half as much as I enjoyed the food.
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| These clay salt and pepper cellars are very common. I now have one in my kitchen. Salt is "in the belly", red and black pepper are held in the hands and toothpicks on top. |
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| This appetizer was made of greens and ground nuts and was fabulous. Sort of like a dry'ish spinach dip, but tastier. |
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| We ordered bread. It cost less than $1 for the whole basket. |
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| My plate of first course. The dumpling is filled with melted cheese and butter. How can you not love that? In the lower right was a chicken/yogurt dish that I scooped up with the wonderful bread. On the lower left is the greens/nuts ball and bread on the upper left. |
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| I believe I could happily live on this appetizer until I died from a heart attack. Bread is baked with cheese, butter and an egg in the middle. You pull off a chunk of bread from the outside and dip it in the melty goodness in the center. |
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| Another bread/cheese/egg/butter dish - this one in thin layers. Amazing. |
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| Lamb kebab. |
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| A whole fish. The dinner, as is typical in Armenia, was served family style. As we kept ordering and eating I started to worry about the expense. I shouldn't have. Dinner came to $5 USD per person. For an Armenian feast. |
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| The morning I flew out dawned clear and cool. I had a perfect view of Mt. Ararat from the airport. |
