All aboard the international cruise of flavors.......This crazy cruise ship has embarked upon a world tour, with curious and hungry cachers aboard. The itinerary is every country in the world, one restaurant at a time, all without leaving the confines of Central New Jersey.
Join the Central Jersey Cachers as we venture to the ancient Eurasian nation of Armenia.
Saturday. Sept 15th. 3pm to 5pm.
200 W. Mt. Pleasant Ave
Livingston, NJ
Fun Fact: Armenia is one of the oldest countries in the world with a recorded history of about 3500 years.
Armenian cuisine is similar to those of neighboring countries with many features but it differs from them a lot, too. For example, Armenians value the natural taste of food, while Georgians, cook by using a lot of ingredients to achieve a complex variety of tastes.
As a main feature of Armenian cuisine, we can highlight its ingredients. Most common ones are lavash (typical Armenian flat bread), lamb, eggplant, plain yoghurt, and a few more.
Fun Fact: The biblical mountain Ararat (Noah's Ark) is in Armenia.
Armenians also use “burghul” (known as cracked wheat) in preference to rice and maize that are popular among neighboring Caucasian countries.
In Armenia, you will witness an intensive use of a lot of fruits and nuts in preparing dishes. Those include both fresh and dried fruits such as apricots, quince, fresh apples, pomegranate seeds. Walnuts, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts are also of primary use.
Fun Fact: The oldest known winery in the world was in Armenia.
Traditionally, you will find a major middle eastern influence in Armenian cuisine. Many of the foods typical to the eastern Medditerranian are found in Armenia.
What types of food can we enjoy at this event? You will be able or order Hummus, Gyros, Kebabs, Lahmajoun and more.
What the heck is Lahmajoun? It is a regional type of pizza, thin crusted and covered with minced meats.
Is that all that is available? No, the menu choices will also cover Yalanchee (grape leaves delicately stuffed with seasoned rice, chopped walnuts, senobar (pine nuts) & onions), Paklava (not so different from Baklava), and Katayif (sweet dumplings)
Sounds fun, what do I do next? Post a will attend and we will see you there.
Fun Fact: Armenia is the homeland of apricot
Extra Fun Fact: The Culinary Cruise event series has been running for more than 6 years.
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World Culinary Cruise Itinerary
1 - Mexico - July 16, 2012
2 - Greece - August 23, 2012
3 - Japan - September 12, 2012
4 - India - October 11, 2012
5 - Russia - November 14, 2012
6 - Poland - December 5, 2012
7 - Ireland - January 22, 2013
8 - France - February 26, 2013
9 - Spain - March 13, 2013
10 - Thailand - April 30, 2013
11 - Portugal - May 28, 2013
12 - United States of America - June 4, 2013
13 - Afghanistan - July 11, 2013
14 - Egypt - August 6, 2013
15 - United Kingdom - September 18, 2013
16 - Sweden - October 16, 2013
17 - Peru - November 6, 2013
18 - Germany - December 20, 2013
19 - Ghana - January 7, 2014
20 - Polynesia - February 19, 2014
21 - Sri Lanka - March 13, 2014
22 - Korea - April 22, 2014
23 - Jamaica - May 22, 2014
24 - Vietnam - June 25, 2014
25 - Mexico - July 23, 2014
26 - Mongolia - August 19, 2014
27 - Persia - September 17, 2014
28 - Philippines - October 15, 2014
29 - Dominican Republic - November 19, 2014
30 - Trinidad - December 10, 2014
31 - Nigeria - January 20, 2015
32 - Lebanon - February 18, 2015
33 - Cuba - March 24, 2015
34 - Brazil - April 21, 2015
35 - Turkey - May 27, 2015
36 - Hungary - June 6, 2015
37 - Canada - July 15, 2015
38 - Guyana - August 31, 2015
39 - Ethiopia - September 8, 2015
40 - Pakistan - October 14, 2015
41 - Columbia - November 24, 2015
42 - Malaysia - December 8, 2015
43 - Argentina - January 20, 2016
44 - Cameroon - February 17, 2016
45 - Taiwan - March 22, 2016
46 - Morocco - April 26, 2016
47 - Costa Rica - May 18, 2016
48 - Uruguay - June 15, 2016
49 - Angola & Mozambique - July 12, 2016
50 - Haiti - August 30, 2016
51 - El Salvador - September 21, 2016
52 - Uzbekistan - October 19, 2016
53 - Puerto Rico - November 29, 2016
54 - Bangladesh - December 13, 2016
55 - Scotland - January 24, 2017
56 - Guatemala - February 22, 2017
57 - Venezuela - March 28, 2017
58 - Indonesia - April 26, 2017
59 - Syria - May 23, 2017
60 - Italy - June 13, 2017
61 - Ecuador - July 18, 2017
62 - Jordan - August 24, 2017
63 - Liberia - September 21, 2017
64 - Cyprus - October 25, 2017
65 - Israel - November 29, 2017
66 - Belize - December 12, 2017
67 - Slovakia - January 30, 2018
68 - Saudi Arabia - February 27, 2018
69 - Ukraine - March 9, 2018
70- Grenada - April 24, 2018
71 - Senegal - May 22, 2018
72 - Australia - June 12, 2018
73 - Honduras - July 24, 2018
74 - Chile - August 7, 2018
75 - Armenia - September 15, 2018
Follow our culinary adventures throughout Central New Jersey with "The Suitcase of Destiny" and chart our virtual cruise around the world with the "World Travel Geocoin."
Where will this ship pull into port next? Only the pink flamingo knows....
