YEREVAN TO HOST EXHIBIT & TASTING OF NATIONAL ARMENIAN DISHES JUNE 12
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 8, 2011 – 17:08 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – On June 12, Yerevan will host an exhibit & tasting
of national Armenian dishes.
As the chairman of Preservation and Development of Armenian Culinary
Traditions NGO Sedrak Mamulyan told a news conference, Yerevan’s
Erebuni Museum will host the event featuring dishes served at 13
traditional Armenian holidays, as well as those of the Assyrian
cuisine.
“Georgian and Iranian chefs were invited to demonstrate their skills,”
he noted, adding that price for the dishes presented will be purely
symbolic.
The proceeds from the event will be donated to a school in Armenia.
As the NGO director Garik Gevoryan stated, a number of events dedicated
to Armenian cuisine have been planned for 2011; here belong, Dolma
Festival due July 14 in Sardarapat, Barbecue Festival to be held
September 17-18 in Akhtala and All Armenian Culinary Festival due
October 15; Bread Festival is planned for 2012.