When in Armenia...
Last night we went with our Fernando Schapachnik to an Armenian restaurant called.... Armenia (bet you didn't see that one coming!). It's a restaurant that's located at the Armenian Cultural Center here on Armenia Street (in Palermo Viejo). Fernando recommended the restaurant for a fun night out and I really enjoyed the experience. Armenian cuisine has a lot of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean influences. We had a price fix option for $24 Pesos (per person) that included 3 appetizers, 1 main course and dessert (per person). We enjoyed Tabbuleh, Hummus, a spread made from Roasted Red Peppers, salad of roasted eggplant, red pepper. almonds and raisins, and grape leaves stuffed with rice as appetizers. For main course we had beef shish kebabs and for dessert baklava, fruit salad and mamul (a type of cookie stuffed with nuts and sprinkled with powdered sugar). What made the evening particularly interesting was that there was an Armenian dance performance that occurs every Friday and Saturday night. There were four talented dancers - 3 men and 1 women - in traditional garb that performed various dances and explained the meaning and history of each dance. Of course there was the standard audience participation and the crowd was very lively. Will definitely go back to this old school restaurant the next time I am in the mood for Armenian food.
posted by Kathy T @ 9:48 AM
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