How Armenia’s Diaspora is Spicing Up its Cuisine

Today, more Armenians live outside Armenia than within it. Many surviving families of the 1915 Armenian genocide found refuge in countries all over the world. But in recent years, Armenians have again had to flee conflict in places like Syria. Some are now returning to Armenia and spicing up its cuisine with flavors they acquired over generations away from their homeland.

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[hashi]

loved seeing this, very similar food, culture and history like the Assyrians, Armenians are like brothers and sister to us Assyrians

[jannamwatson]

The absolute best thing about Worcester, Massachusetts, was the Armenian restaurants. The only thing that I would go back for, as well.

[sarellehayek]

Western Armenian food is different from Eastern Armenian. My ancestors came from Urfa, in Turkey. We are used to very spicy food. Many Armenians were from Aintab, Urfa, and all over present day Eastern Turkey. The food is similar to Syrian cuisine along the southern border of Turkey. My surviving family fled across the border from Urfa to Aleppo. The food was pretty much the same.

[zeepicks]

كل الحب ل اخواتنا الأرمن في المهجر وفي وطنهم الأم🙏 🇦🇲 Ողջ սերն ու հարգանքը հայերի հանդեպ իրենց հայրենիքում և հայրենիքից դուրս՝ արաբից💟

[knowledgeispower]

as Persian Armenian i got big respect for Syrian Armenians they hard working people, most of them own businesses in LA, resturants, liquor shops etc...

[nocturnaM]

As Armenian fron Aleppo, each ethnicity in Aleppo had a bit different cuisine and that was the beauty of it. Armenians in Aleppo had a special cuisine that was famous in Syria itself to be special. I love seeing it added to the culture in Armenia like it should. Thanks for sharing!

[whodaneighborskbfrmdalaker]

Crazy how well the journalist Mathew’s knows Arabic so fluently salute to Vice

[alinemasrelian]

Thank you Vice TV for choosing Armenians and Armenia, you brought tears to my eyes

[ronymcheartattack]

May Astvats bless both Syrians and Armenians

[ruzannaarakelyan]

Such a wonderful video! Thank you! Now I want to go to Dilijan and I’ll definitely visit Halep shop! My best friend lived in Syria for many years. She was so happy there! TY to Syrian ppl for their kindness, culture and for helping so many Armenians!

[sblulev]

thank you so much for reporting on countries most people gloss over, major respect

[InstaXlamur]

Thank you to Syria for saving and sheltering Armenians during the genocide in 1915!❤️

[SevanLaw]

My great grandfather was an orphaned kid who ended up in iraq. Its Unfortunate what happened to my people. Everything was forced upon them, food, religion and language.

[CoolEarth]

Beautiful and inspiring video ❤️ from Canada 🇨🇦

[amirsavarian]

I think when that lady says that they don't use many spices in Armenia, she's referring Only to Armenians that live in Armenia. I believe they stopped using many spices because they were not available during the USSR and therefore did what they could with limited spices and russianized the cuisine. But all Armenians from Western Armenia are using a lot of spices their food.

[SunaAoimori]

Im Turkish i love armenia theyr our brothers and sisters, what Turkey did in the past is inexcusable this needs to be acknowledged

[abhi]

love to our armenian brothers and sisters from India 🇮🇳 🇦🇲

[asgae]

I am Azerbaijani and like how the cultures have something in common. Wish we were fighting in creating, cooking, building and doing any better things rather than in war arenas.

[rickdiaz]

I really really want to try those food.

[userl]

Thank you Vice! Armenia is going through political hardships and the country has never been this divided. Watching something positive is nice..