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‘This is what I like to call the Armenian version of peanut butter and jam.’ Lena Tashjian tells our producer

Long ago, high in the mountains and surrounded by olives and walnuts, shepherds often found themselves looking for lunch.

I would say to my uncle ‘I’m making Chi Kofte,’ and he would say ‘wonderful Rita! I’m coming over right now!’

Vartouhie invited us in to show us how to make her classic Gatnabour, an arborio rice pudding. Her grandsons were close behind...

While Nathan Kibarian may not know the definition of “just a little cheese” he sure does know how to make khachapuri.

Many ‘vegan’ dishes in Armenian just so happen to feature some secret butter, or surprise chicken stock, to amp the flavour...

Making yogurt is a lot simpler than it sounds. In fact the key ingredient to yogurt is, well, yogurt.

In Anoush Bakmazian’s home, blinchig is always a crowd pleaser. This traditional cuisine begins with a crepe...

Gata is a pastry found in Armenia, which comes in many varieties depending on the town you visit. When Sarin first visited Armenia...

For Taline Sarian, pilaf is a staple meal. Her mother and grandmother used to make pilaf for her, and she loves it.

Nataly would always watch her do the cooking, but she’d never let Nataly help, when her mother broke her arm, Nataly began cooking.

Sarma and dolma are traditional rice dishes wrapped in grape leaves, cabbage, zucchini, really almost anything you can think of.

We all found different ways to fill the time during the COVID-19 pandemic. For many, the kitchen became a refuge. For Nataly it already was.

Armenian food is many different things. Depending where you are, it’s influenced by all the food around it. But Eech is uniquely Armenian.

Harissa is a traditional Armenian dish made with veal. It is served at weddings and celebrations, and is incredibly rich. Sirvart...

“You need to have a good relationship with your masher.” Stephen says, halfway through mashing his falafel mixture.

“Can we come for dinner?” That’s the second question you’ll hear if you mention you’re making Sini Kofte.

Silva invited us to disturb her peace to share her recipe for tahini bread (Tahinov Hatz in Armenian), an exceptionally popular pasty...

In the Learn the Dish test kitchen in Toronto’s entertainment district, our producer Ani battles with a bunch of parsley.

In the kitchen at Mamajoun, an Armenian pizzeria in Toronto, chef Mihran Boudakian prepares a lot more than lahmajoun.