Gastrotrip in Yerevan

This walking food tour is an introduction to Armenia’s ancient and international kitchen. Following an expert storytelling guide, you’ll stop at 6 of the best eateries in Yerevan and try 6 carefully selected dishes that tell the story of the Armenian people. As you taste and walk, you’ll hear stories about each dish, and about Yerevan, the country capital and cultural melting pot.

Highlights:

• Stop at 6 of the best eateries in Yerevan

• 6 carefully selected dishes that tell the story of the Armenian people

• Stories about each dish

Includes:

• A guide

• Bottled water

• Snacks

Not included:

• Alcoholic beverages

Itinerary:

1. No meal in Armenia starts without cheese and wild greens, all wrapped in lavash.

Duration: 30 minutes

2. Up to 20 wild herbs are stuffed in dough and grilled in this traditional recipe from Artsakh (aka Nagorno-Karabakh).

Duration: 30 minutes

3. Armenian variation of a round flatbread topped with minced meat popularized by repatriates from the Middle East.

Duration: 30 minutes

4. Grape or cabbage leaves stuffed with minced meat (or vegetables) and rice, a traditional Armenian dish also found using different recipes elsewhere in the region.

Duration: 30 minutes

5. Crispy meat (or spinach) dumplings that made their way to Armenia from East Asia via the Old Silk Road, served with a fragrant sauce and drizzled with yogurt.

Duration: 30 minutes

6. End the experience with a fried donut originally from Eastern Europe (afternoon tour) or a wheel of bread stuffed with a sugar-flour-butter filling (evening tour).

Duration: 30 minutes

Why is bread broken by hand in Armenia, and never with a knife? Why is Armenian cheese so salty? How do you properly wrap cheese in flat bread with wild greens, Armenia’s most popular snack? Find out on this amazing Yerevan Gastrotrip.