Azat Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by nairi:Azat jan, darling, alcohol is for p*ssies. Most of the things I enjoy doing are highly illegal your country. Btw, you never answered Bass's question. I'm quite curious myself...Now I remember what the number one enjoyable thing is in life. Oh oh, what did Bass ask me that I did not answer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted March 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by 564312:nairi i never heard about kookoo where is it from originally is it like tapakac spanakh with eggs?I have no idea where it's from originally, but it's very popular among Persian Armenians. It's like an omelet, and I think it's supposed to be made of eggs and tarkhun, but I'm pretty sure my family adds spinach to it as well. Or maybe that's the shomenov variant... I should ask the elders in my family sometime... quote:Originally posted by Azat:Now I remember what the number one enjoyable thing is in life.One guess: playing with your laptop. Thanks for the recipe Accel, I was joking. I don't drink because I don't like the taste of alcohol. Mind you, this does not mean I can always be the designated driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harut Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by nairi: quote:Originally posted by 564312:nairi i never heard about kookoo where is it from originally is it like tapakac spanakh with eggs?I have no idea where it's from originally, but it's very popular among Persian Armenians. It's like an omelet, and I think it's supposed to be made of eggs and tarkhun, but I'm pretty sure my family adds spinach to it as well. Or maybe that's the shomenov variant... I should ask the elders in my family sometime...that thing is also called Oje. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 My Iranian friend called us and we celebrated Nowrooz today. He had a bowl of water and a mirror surrounded with a crescent-shaped row of seven cups with bits of things in them, all of their names beginning with an S. Then he showed me his sister's Nowrooz card. One of the items on a plate surrounding a bowl of fish (I mean an aquarium ) was an apple - apparently called "sip" in Farsi. Hey, Sip, is that why we call you that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 Thanks Azat for the recipe, I will do my best to cook and will let you know how it came out. But where does the com in, I thought I read it some where, they mention Fish, it is the fish part that got me excited. I feel sorry for you for being vegetarian, but don’t worry, I will be thinking of you when I am eating the Basturma with eggs. I can taste it just talking about it. You know I shouldn’t be talking like this at this time being Easter, many of us are fasting. [ March 21, 2003, 08:47 AM: Message edited by: Bass ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 Bass, I am sorry, I thought you were talking about the Pilaf recipe. In our family the rice dish was the last thing to be ate. We would have different courses. One of them is fish. I am not sure if there is a specific way to make the fish for easter or not, but we always broil it for easter. We never BBQ or steam or anything else. In our household the fish is always Trout(again, I am not sure if the fish can be some other type). Very easy to prepare. in a large pan chop a bunch of celery and put it on the bottom of the pan. This is only there to absorb the fish stuff that comes out when you cook such that the fish is very nice and clean on both sides. It also gives some aroma to the fish. Put alot of salt(don't worry the fish will only absorb the amount required), pepper, lemon juice, olive oil on both sides of the fish and inside the belly. Stuff the belly with tarragon(lots of it) and roast is in 350F degree oven for about 40-50 minutes. *if you are unable to find tarragon, you may replace it with parsley. When done just remove the tarragon from the belly and toss it away with all the celery. Just place you fish on a platter and serve. We also sometimes put a little bit of pomegranate syrup(sorry cant remember the name) on top at the time of eating. Your choice. I do not like the sweetness of the syrup(or as i tell others "I am too sweet to eat more sweet stuff ). I tend to put some more lemon juice. Bass, do you like Sujukh(sorry about the spelling)? It is a cured dried salami that Armenians eat. mmmmm, I use to love that as well. I use to put it on the grill for few minutes on each side and it tasted SOOOOOOO good. You can actually make omelets with that as well. Nairi jan, We also make that omelet for Easter and xmas eve. I do not know what it is called, but we use tarragon and spinach and green onions in it. [ March 21, 2003, 10:00 AM: Message edited by: Azat ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 Here's an article about Nowrooz by an Iranian exile: http://www.iranian.com/Features/2003/March...rooz/index.html BTW, turns out the fish are default. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 You know, this just struck me ... why do they call it fasting when if you don't eat, in fact you will be slowing down much more than fasting. Sounds to me like slowing is a much more appropriate term for fasting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted March 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 Sipan with his busy brain again Fasting in English comes from the Old English foestan, "to observe", which I'm sure you (could) have found out yourself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Sip:You know, this just struck me ... why do they call it fasting when if you don't eat, in fact you will be slowing down much more than fasting. Sounds to me like slowing is a much more appropriate term for fasting.Not everything is what it may appear to be. How about "breakfast," my apple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted March 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Sip: ... yah, I'm sure it would have just occured to me if I thought hard enough that I should look for "foestan" in my Old English Dictionary that I have laying around amidst my vast collection of ancinent texts and scrolls smilies/lol.gifAny dictionary will do; just make sure you look up the word 'fast' but if you're looking for a relatively reliable dictionary try the Oxford English Dictionary Online . I'm sure you have access to it through UCLA. Then watch "fast" come from Old Norse through proto-Indo-European. Keep in mind that 'fast' is also 'pas' in Armenian I'm sure they have an interesting entry on breakfast as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted March 22, 2003 Report Share Posted March 22, 2003 quote:Originally posted by nairi:Sipan with his busy brain again Fasting in English comes from the Old English foestan, "to observe", which I'm sure you (could) have found out yourself... ... yah, I'm sure it would have just occured to me if I thought hard enough that I should look for "foestan" in my Old English Dictionary that I have laying around amidst my vast collection of ancinent texts and scrolls But thanks for the clarification! Also, very Interesting point stormy ... I didn't realize that connection till now. It had just assumed that breakfast is termed such since most people get up late in the morning and are in a rush and thus need to "break-fast" to eat something quick. This place is freaking great!!!! They just don't teach stuff like this in school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted March 22, 2003 Report Share Posted March 22, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Sip:This place is freaking great!!!! They just don't teach stuff like this in school.That's right, sugar-plum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted March 24, 2003 Report Share Posted March 24, 2003 Wow! This thread is great! I can't believe I missed it until now - I'm STARVING! Djrorjnek and Zatik in my family were reason to fast, and then feast - I wouldn't eat all day waiting for the kookoo. My mother used to make fabulous kookoo. There's a green herb in it that we can't get here (or maybe now we can) I think in Farsi it's call Shambellileh. It's one of the key ingredients to making kookoo I think. I would compare it more to a quiche than an omelette - but i suppose that's just me. BTW Nairi, when I was in Amsterdam, I sampled some of your fine crop - the sheer selection! It's not bad here - but since it's sort of underground, you just don't get the choice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted March 24, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2003 quote:Originally posted by vava:My mother used to make fabulous kookoo.Know what you mean! quote:There's a green herb in it that we can't get here (or maybe now we can) I think in Farsi it's call Shambellileh. It's one of the key ingredients to making kookoo I think. I would compare it more to a quiche than an omelette - but i suppose that's just me.Yeah, there's different herbs in it, I'm just not sure which ones are "official". I think most Armenians just give it their own personal flavor in the end. I guess you could call it a quiche. It is a bit too thick and dry for an omelet... Btw, Harut, I've never heard of oje. I asked around and no one had ever heard of it. Where do they make it? quote:BTW Nairi, when I was in Amsterdam, I sampled some of your fine crop - the sheer selection! It's not bad here - but since it's sort of underground, you just don't get the choice...Is that all you guys come here for??? You don't have to answer that. I don't think I want to know... Dude, I should seriously go to bed, but you motivated me into doing something completely different instead... Yup. Found it. Later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted March 24, 2003 Report Share Posted March 24, 2003 quote:Originally posted by nairi:Is that all you guys come here for??? You don't have to answer that. I don't think I want to know...Man! What are you thinking??! Actually, I went over their to play some Rugby... but those big Dutch brutes kicked our Canadian behinds. I think we should just stick to hockey Just to get back to the actual topic of this thread - No, I'm not observing lent. But I might one day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted March 24, 2003 Report Share Posted March 24, 2003 hehehe....junkies - and I dont think 'crop' and rugby mix very well, although one of my friends did claim that it helped him study, escpessially (university) mathematics! Go figure.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted March 24, 2003 Report Share Posted March 24, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Accelerated:... and I dont think 'crop' and rugby mix very well..Hence, our astounding record on our Euro rugby tour: 0 wins, 1 tie & 13 losses. (the tie came against the Belgians BTW.) quote:... although one of my friends did claim that it helped him study....I've heard this too. But from what I understood, the hypothesis also states that you must be 'at the same level' when you write the exam, as when you study. I'm not sure if I buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 quote:the hypothesis also states that you must be 'at the same level' when you write the exam, as when you study.mmmm, thats like the same as....if you have a coffee before you study a particular subject, you should have coffee before the exam, and Ive even heard that if you got certain deodarant on while studying, you should have it on when you do the exam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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