Day 2 of our August "World Food/World Peace" event with Lisa was a study in the typical Armenian Khorovats party! It was an amazing day, tons of fun, and plenty tiring! It was also a day of gender divisions. The men are in charge of meat and fire. And the women... everything else.
Armenian Khorovats is also a very simple style of food. It relies on quality ingredients, good flavorful wood fire coals, and a bit of salt.
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| First things that goes on the coals are the veggies. Fresh summer tomatoes are in the picture, but we also had bell peppers and eggplant. No marinade, no spices. Just fresh veggies. |
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| Next the ladies prep the veggies by removing the charred skins. Everything is still hot, so we're all burning our fingers a bit! |
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| While the ladies finish prepping the veggies, salads, setting the table, etc, the pork goes on the grill. Martin insisted he and Molly pose like he's teaching her how to barbecue :) |
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| Meat! It's bone-in loin chops and some nearby cuts. Before going over the coals, it's prepped simply with "the good salt" (sea salt). |
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| The traditional Armenian table is always set with bread, cheese, and a plate of greens (usually scallions, cilantro, parsley, and red basil). Bottles of water, soda, wine, vodka, or brandy are also common. In the summer, you always get the "summer salad" (bottom right), which is raw tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, with a little oil, salt, cilantro and/or basil, and sometimes raw onion. |
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| Besides meat, the only cooked dish is the roasted veggies. The mushy insides of eggplant, pepper and tomato are mixed together with a little bit of raw chopped onion and some cilantro. |
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The meat is done!
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We had a really fun time preparing the meal with Martin and his family. Everything was delicious. And it was amazing to see Lisa teach English and Armenian songs to the kids - her energy and attitude are inspiring! All together, a very successful second day of "World Food/World Peace".
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