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Spices of Yerevan

Armenia's capital, with the GUM Market and Vernissage selling dried herbs, spices and spice-rubbed basturma.

Yerevan

Traded and grown here

FenugreekSumacMahleb

Best time: May to October.

Yerevan is a pink-stone city beneath Mount Ararat. Armenian food uses herbs, dried fruits and spices, and basturma, cured beef covered in a paste of fenugreek, garlic and paprika, is a classic.

Mount Ararat and the Yerevan skyline in spring. The Opera house is visible in the bottom center.
Photo: Սէրուժ Ուրիշեան (Serouj Ourishian), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Spices and trade

Basturma and sujuk are seasoned with chemen, a fenugreek-based paste. Markets sell dried herbs, sumac, mahleb, cumin and dried apricots. Tarragon and mountain herbs are common in Armenian cooking.

The place and its people

Armenia was among the early Christian kingdoms. Lavash bread is on the UNESCO list of intangible heritage.

Visiting

GUM Market in the city centre and Vernissage Market on weekends show the produce and crafts.

A trail idea for Yerevan

  1. GUM Market Browse dried herbs and spice.
  2. Vernissage Walk the weekend craft market.
  3. A basturma shop Taste cured beef.
  4. Cascade See the city views.
About this page

Written by the EveryMasala desk with AI assistance. Background: "Yerevan" on Wikipedia. Opening hours, markets and tours change; check locally before travelling. If something is wrong, tell us.

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