This private 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, country capital and cultural melting pot.
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 a flat bread with wild greens, Armenia’s most popular snack? Find out on the Yerevan Gastrotrip, available in English, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, and Armenian.
Please note that 1,000 AMD from your booking will be donated to the Jermik Ankyun Foundation.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Bottled water
✔ Snacks
✔ Gratuities
✖ Alcoholic Beverages
Departure & Return
Departure:
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Your meeting point is in front of Alexander Tamanyan Statue, at Cascade Complex, where your guide will be waiting for you. You’ll recognize her/him thanks to the red lanyard and badge which reads “2492”.
Return: End right where it started.
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 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
Mesrop Mashtots Avenue
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
Additional info
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
