How to pronounce Ghapama

Ghapama is written ղափամա where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ʁɑpʰɑˈmɑ/. In plain English letters that is ghah-pah-MAH, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Ghapama?

Ghapama is a main dish of Armenia. People usually eat it on festive days. Its main ingredients are vegetables, rice and nuts & seeds. It tastes sweet.

Where Ghapama comes from

Ghapama is one of 15 signature dishes of Armenia on this map.

• Khorovats խորոված · Main dish · All Armenia

  Khorovats is Armenian barbecue: pieces of pork, lamb or beef, usually on the bone, marinated with onion and salt and grilled on long skewers over grapevine wood or coals.

• Spas սպաս · Soup & stew · Armenia

  Spas, also called tanapur, is an Armenian soup made from matsun, the country's soured milk, with herbs and hulled wheat.

• Arishta արիշտա · Noodles & pasta · Armenia

  Arishta, also written arshta, rshta or erishta, is home-made Armenian noodles.

• Nazook նազուկ · Dessert · Armenia

  Nazook is a rolled Armenian pastry made from flour, butter, sugar, sour cream, yeast, vanilla and eggs.

• Harissa հարիսա · Main dish · Armenian highlands

  Harissa, in Armenia, is a thick porridge of wheat and chicken or lamb, cooked slowly for many hours and beaten until smooth.

• Lavash լավաշ · Bread & pastry · Ararat plain

  Lavash is a very thin flatbread, made from wheat dough rolled out and stretched over an oval cushion, then slapped onto the inner wall of a tonir, a clay oven sunk into the ground.

Food of Armenia

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