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Lavash the Book's Ara Zada shows you how to make Bean Lavash Triangles, a wonderful snack we learned in the southern Armenian town of Goris.

Bean Lavash Triangles

In this video, Ara Zada shows you how to make these delicious bean and lavash snacks we were taught during our recipe research trip in the southern Armenian town of Goris.

Lavash the Book coauthor Kate Leahy shows you how to make Gata, Armenia's answer to the coffee cake.

How to Make Gata

In this video, Kate Leahy walks you through how to make the Armenian answer to tasty coffee cake.

Lavash the Book's Ara Zada, with help from his girlfriend Diana Kerian, make and deliver khorovats (Armenian barbecue) to friends during these quarantine days.

Khorovats!

Lavash the Book's Ara Zada, with help from Diana Kerian, make and deliver khorovats to friends during these Covid-19 quarantine days.

We found ourselves in the middle of Armenia's 2018 Velvet Revolution as we were conducting field research for our Lavash cookbook. This film is what we saw. Footage by John Lee, Ara Zada and Kate Leahy. Edited by John Lee

How to Write a Cookbook During a Revolution

In April and May of 2018, while we were in Armenia researching for the cookbook, we were witness to the Armenian Velvet Revolution. This video, compiled from quick occasional video shots with our iPhones, is a sample of what we saw.

We also wrote about it HERE and HERE

What makes lavash in Armenia so good? One reason is the oven it's made in, which is called a tonir. Team Lavash take a quick look at how a tonir is made.

The Tonir Maker

Here’s a quick video about how a tonir is made. We visited tonir maker Spartak Aslanyan during our 2018 cookbook research.

Our original post is HERE

Lavash the Book's Ara Zada shows you how to whip up Panrkhash, the northern Armenian comfort dish that can me made in under 20 minutes.

Panrkhash

Here’s Ara Zada showing you how to make Panrkhash, the northern Armenian comfort food dish made with leftover lavash. It’s deceptively wonderful, and takes less than 20 minutes to make.

Get the recipe HERE

Lavash the Book's Kate Leahy demonstrates how to make Artsakh's most famous dish Jingalov Hats.

Jingalov Hats

Kate Leahy’s tutorial on how to make jingalov hats at home, with greens you can find in your local supermarket.

Get the recipe HERE

Lavash The Book's Ara Zada demonstrates how to make lavash-wrapped trout.

Lavash-Wrapped Trout

Here’s a wonderfully simple and delicious way to make trout, using lavash to help cook the fish. And you don’t need to be limited to trout. Any fish will do. Please take a look at the video, made by Lavash coauthor Ara Zada.

Lavash the Book coauthor Kate Leahy demonstrates how to make lavash on a wok.

Lavash on a Wok

Don’t have a tonir? No problem! In this video, Kate demonstrates how to make lavash on a wok in her San Francisco apartment. It’s easy, and you won’t be disappointed with the results.

Get the dough recipe in our book.

Earth-Shattering Moment

Here is a short video clip John Lee shot in 2015, the moment when he fell in love with lavash.

Story HERE

Armenian politician and opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan leads a large group of protestors through the Yerevan suburb of Erebuni on April 22, 2018. Pashinyan was stopped and detained by police.

April 22, 2018

In this video, John Lee captures the march and moment when Nikol Pashinyan was arrested by Yerevan police.

You can read the story HERE