The Taste of Karabakh: What a Peace Deal Means for a Cuisine in Exile
When Pashinyan said Karabakh 'was not ours,' he cracked open a wound that every Armenian kitchen has been quietly nursing for decades.
Yelena Mirova
Geopolitical and economic analysis from Russia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus.
When Pashinyan said Karabakh 'was not ours,' he cracked open a wound that every Armenian kitchen has been quietly nursing for decades.
Yelena Mirova

As tourism floods Tbilisi with international diners, traditional cooks are clashing with fusion chefs over what makes the iconic dish authentic—and who gets to decide.
Yelena Mirova