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

Cuisine

Khorovats is the Armenian charcoal-grill tradition, centered on pork, lamb, and sturgeon cooked over outdoor wood-and-charcoal fires. The pork-centrality of Armenian khorovats distinguishes it from equivalent grilled-meat traditions in neighboring Muslim-majority regions where pork is absent.

Khorovatsย isย theย Armenianย charcoal-grillย tradition,ย centeredย onย pork,ย lamb,ย andย sturgeonย cookedย overย outdoorย wood-and-charcoalย fires.ย Theย pork-centralityย ofย Armenianย khorovatsย distinguishesย itย fromย equivalentย grilled-meatย traditionsย inย neighboringย Muslim-majorityย regionsย whereย porkย isย absent.ย 

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