Food as a marker for economy and part of identity: traditional vegetal food of Yezidis and Kurds in Armenia
Background: The traditional food of the Yezidis and Kurds of Armenia has some particularities and differences compared with the traditional cuisine of Armenians. Methods: Ethnobotanical data collected during fieldworks in 2013–2015 in Armenia via interviews, direct observations and sampling of used...
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| author | Roman Hovsepyan Nina Stepanyan-Gandilyan Hamlet Melkumyan Lili Harutyunyan |
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| description | Background: The traditional food of the Yezidis and Kurds of Armenia has some particularities and differences compared with the traditional cuisine of Armenians.
Methods: Ethnobotanical data collected during fieldworks in 2013–2015 in Armenia via interviews, direct observations and sampling of used plants for identification of species.
Results: Traditional dishes of Yezidis and Kurds are simple. They are mostly made from or contain as a main component lamb and milk products (sometimes beef and chicken, but never pork). The main vegetal components of their traditional food are represented by cultivated cereals, grains, and herbs of wild plants. Edible plants gathered from the wild are used primarily for nutritional purposes, for flavoring prepared meals and milk products, and for tea.
Discussion: We correlate these distinctions with the transhumant pastoral lifestyle of the Yezidi and Kurdish people. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c01e9725447f45429141fc0a9359b8232022-12-22T01:44:16ZengBMCJournal of Ethnic Foods2352-61812016-03-0131324110.1016/j.jef.2016.01.003Food as a marker for economy and part of identity: traditional vegetal food of Yezidis and Kurds in ArmeniaRoman Hovsepyan0Nina Stepanyan-Gandilyan1Hamlet Melkumyan2Lili Harutyunyan3Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Yerevan, ArmeniaInstitute of Botany, Yerevan, ArmeniaInstitute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Yerevan, ArmeniaInstitute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Yerevan, ArmeniaBackground: The traditional food of the Yezidis and Kurds of Armenia has some particularities and differences compared with the traditional cuisine of Armenians. Methods: Ethnobotanical data collected during fieldworks in 2013–2015 in Armenia via interviews, direct observations and sampling of used plants for identification of species. Results: Traditional dishes of Yezidis and Kurds are simple. They are mostly made from or contain as a main component lamb and milk products (sometimes beef and chicken, but never pork). The main vegetal components of their traditional food are represented by cultivated cereals, grains, and herbs of wild plants. Edible plants gathered from the wild are used primarily for nutritional purposes, for flavoring prepared meals and milk products, and for tea. Discussion: We correlate these distinctions with the transhumant pastoral lifestyle of the Yezidi and Kurdish people.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352618116000044edible plantsflavoringsgatheringKurdsYezidis |
| spellingShingle | Roman Hovsepyan Nina Stepanyan-Gandilyan Hamlet Melkumyan Lili Harutyunyan Food as a marker for economy and part of identity: traditional vegetal food of Yezidis and Kurds in Armenia Journal of Ethnic Foods edible plants flavorings gathering Kurds Yezidis |
| title | Food as a marker for economy and part of identity: traditional vegetal food of Yezidis and Kurds in Armenia |
| title_full | Food as a marker for economy and part of identity: traditional vegetal food of Yezidis and Kurds in Armenia |
| title_fullStr | Food as a marker for economy and part of identity: traditional vegetal food of Yezidis and Kurds in Armenia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food as a marker for economy and part of identity: traditional vegetal food of Yezidis and Kurds in Armenia |
| title_short | Food as a marker for economy and part of identity: traditional vegetal food of Yezidis and Kurds in Armenia |
| title_sort | food as a marker for economy and part of identity traditional vegetal food of yezidis and kurds in armenia |
| topic | edible plants flavorings gathering Kurds Yezidis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352618116000044 |
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