Choereg
I just wanted to share a wonderful thing--choereg, a sweetish Armenian bread that is flavored with mahleb (sour cherry pits). I've been jonesing for it lately (I must convince my mom to make me some or share her mahleb with me). The mahleb is available online or in Milwaukee if you live in Wisconsin (ask my mom if you want specifics). Or, you can substitute a blend of juniper berries and anise.
Here's an exerpt from Peter Balakian's book Black Dog of Fate (which features choereg)!
http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/b/balakian-dog.html
Here's a recipe!
http://bread.allrecipes.com/az/84405.asp
If you make some, send it to me. I'm serious. It's awesome.
Here's an exerpt from Peter Balakian's book Black Dog of Fate (which features choereg)!
http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/b/balakian-dog.html
Here's a recipe!
http://bread.allrecipes.com/az/84405.asp
If you make some, send it to me. I'm serious. It's awesome.
posted by Anoush: | 3:50 PM
1 Comments:
It looks yummy. I bet I could find mahleb in one of the grocer shops around the Cities here. If I'm ever ambitious enough to go looking...
My new coffee shop was playing some strange but pretty music tonight. "Do you like it?" the owner asked me. "Yes. What is it?" I asked in turn. "It's Armenian," he said.
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