Zhingyalov hats

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Zhingyalov hats

Zhingyalov hats (Armenian: Ժենգյալով հաց, also zhengyalav hatz, zhangyalov hats, or jingalov hats[1]) is a type of flatbread stuffed with finely diced herbs and green vegetables. It is a traditional dish of Armenians from Artsakh[2][3][4][5] and Syunik. Zhingyalov hats is similar to other dishes of peoples of the Caucasus: herb qutab[6] and  [ru].

In 2015, at the end of April, Artsakh held a festival "Zhingyalov hats".[7]

Preparation[]

Unleavened dough is rolled out until it becomes paper-thin, then it is filled with a stuffing that consists of 10 to 20 types of diced and oiled wild and cultivated herbs.[8] One of the most important steps in preparing a good zhingyalov hats is the greens' composition. Tasteless leaf vegetables and herbs with less pronounced taste make up the base of the stuffing: examples include lettuce, spinach, atriplex, beet greens, chickweed, shepherd's-purse,[9] viola leaves[9] and suchlike plants. Herbs with distinctive tastes (chervil, urtica, allium), sour (rumex) or spicy (laserpitium) ones are needed in smaller quantities; bitter-tasting greens as taraxacum should be sparse. Additionally the stuffing might contain bryndza and fried onions.

After stuffing, zhingyalov hats are fried for around 10 minutes on a special griddle called "saj" or "sajin" (Armenian: սաջին),[10] or in a tonir for a couple of minutes.[8]

The finished dish is consumed with beer, doogh, or wine. Zhingyalov hats is especially popular during the Great Lent.[citation needed]

Diced herbs
Preparing zhingyalov hats
Ready meal
Zhingyalov hats ready to be consumed

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Rao 2020.
  2. ^ Restoran.ru 2010.
  3. ^ Petrov 1940, p. 14.
  4. ^ Ter-Sarkisiants 2015, p. 637.
  5. ^ Timeout 2011.
  6. ^ Bratusheva 2013.
  7. ^ panorama.am 2015.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Balayan 2014.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Petrov 1940, p. 49.
  10. ^ PanARMENIAN.Net 2011.

Sources[]

  • Balayan, Susanna (2014-11-20). "Как приготовить Женгялов хац. Рецепт и способ приготовления" (in Russian). PanARMENIAN.Net. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
  • Bratusheva, А. (2013). "Купаты с зеленью". Блюда азербайджанской кухни. Litres. ISBN 978-5457357198.
  • Petrov, V. A. (1940). Этноботаника Нагорного-Карабаха [Ethnobotany of Nagorno-Karabakh] (in Russian). USSR Academy of Sciences.
  • "Москвичи отведают знаменитый карабахский "Жингалов Хац"" [Muscovites will taste the famous Karabakh "Zhingalov Hats"] (in Russian). PanARMENIAN.Net. 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  • Ter-Sarkisiants, Alla (2015). Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh. Moscow: Russkaya panorama.
  • "В кафе "На лестнице" готовят блюда карабахской кухни" [Karabakh cuisine dishes are prepared in the cafe "On the Ladder"] (in Russian). Timeout.tu. 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  • "Karabakh President attends Zhengyalov Hats Festival in Tsaghkashat village". panorama.am. 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  • Rao, Tejal (2020-01-01). "These Armenian flatbreads stuffed with greens are the perfect snack". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  • "Жингалов хац в ресторане "Караван"" [Yingalov Khatz in The Caravan restaurant]. Restoran.ru (in Russian). 2010-06-18.

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