Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

Culinary

Basturma, Armenian air-dried cured beef, is coated with a spicy paste called chaman made from paprika, garlic, and fenugreek, then hung to dry for weeks creating a preserved meat that dates back to medieval Armenian trade routes.

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Basturma,ย Armenianย air-driedย curedย beef,ย isย coatedย withย aย spicyย pasteย calledย chamanย madeย fromย paprika,ย garlic,ย andย fenugreek,ย thenย hungย toย dryย forย weeksย creatingย aย preservedย meatย thatย datesย backย toย medievalย Armenianย tradeย routes.ย 

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