Local ARMENIAN FOOD - Lavash & BBQ Chicken + Old Khndzoresk Cave Village Tour | Goris, Armenia

As the seventh day of my Armenia trip started winding down, I toured the Old Khndzoresk Cave Village and tried lots of local Armenian food, including lavash and BBQ chicken! Come along with me as my adventures in Armenia continue!

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My evening began in Goris in gorgeous southeastern Armenia. There, you’ll find the Bronze-Age-era Khndzoresk Cave Village, which was home to maybe 15,000-20,000 people, and it was still populated as late as 1950!

The people who lived in the cave village were extremely developed. They had an economy, agriculture, and production, as well as shops, schools, churches, mills, and more!

There are countless caves scattered around the area. It almost looks like Cappadocia, and is basically Armenia’s version of the famous site in Turkey.

We rode down to the village in a Soviet car to save time. I could see endless caves in the rock formations all around the gorge. Some of the caves are natural, while others are manmade.

After crossing the suspension bridge on foot, we saw a very cool looking cave that looked more like a natural rock formation that was later carved deeper into the rock.
There’s a 17th-century church in the village, 27 shops, three schools, and much more.

After about an hour exploring the village, we had lost the light of the sun, so we headed back to the car. After our drive through the town of Goris, we arrived at Harsanadzor Eco Resort at around 8:30. It’s located in the middle of a forest, next to a gorge. They have three rooms, an open-air dining area with multiple tables, and a main indoor dining hall. We’d be eating in the indoor dining hall!

Our seven-item local Armenian food feast included lavash, BBQ chicken, potatoes with fat inside, herbs, vegetables, bread, barbecued veg salad, red beans, and fresh yogurt!

I started with the red beans first, and a huge piece of lavash. I love lavash so much. It’s my favorite! You can wrap anything with it—herbs, cheese, vegetables, and more! The red beans were delicious and had herbs and a sauce on them. I grabbed some of everything and dug in!

I tried the yogurt on top of the kale, which was amazing. I also loved the barbecued veg salad, which contained eggplant and tomatoes. We toasted to Armenia with some wine and then I tried some of the raw herbs by themselves. They were super fresh, like always! Then, I crunched right into a hot pepper!

The BBQ chicken was super fresh and preserved with red pepper and salt. It was nice and crispy. Then, I went for a BBQ potato with pork fat on the outside. It’s cooked on a skewer with pieces of pork fat and it was insanely good! The fat had infused right into the potato, which made it super buttery and crispy!

Then I rolled some beans, salad, chicken, greens, a piece of fat, and a piece of pepper in the lavash. I got the flavors of everything, especially the eggplant, and it had a bit of spice from the pepper. And I loved that it was so healthy!

I finished my meal with my makeshift veg burrito, which contained herbs, cheese, and spring onion. It was so delicious!

Wow! What an amazing Armenian food feast with lavash, chicken, and more in Armenia!

Special thanks to my friends at Armenia Travel for their kindness, hospitality, and for arranging my trip. I couldn’t have done it without them!
Also, if you would like to visit Goris, please contact Lusine.
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