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Pastirma
Pastirma or Pasterma, also called pastarma, pastırma, pastrma, pastourma,, basdirma, basterma, basturma, or aboukh is a highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef that is found in the cuisines of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Bulgaria, Egypt, Kurdish region, Greece, Cyprus, Iraq, the Levant, North Macedonia, Turkey and Georgia. Etymology and history ''Basturma'' existed in ancient Armenian cuisine, where it was known as ''aboukh (). The word ''abookhd'' (Classical Armenian ''apukht'') was already used in the Armenian translation of the Bible, in the fifth century AD, meaning “salted and dried meat”. According to T. Durham, basturma is of Armenian origin and is still prepared in the Middle East according to old family recipes. ''Pastırma'' is mentioned in Mahmud of Kashgars Diwan Lughat al-Turk and Evliya Çelebis Seyahatname. According to Turkish scholar Biron Kiliç, and other sources, the term is derived from the Turkic noun ''bast� ...
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Basturma Or Pastroma From Armenia 2
Pastirma or Pasterma, also called pastarma, pastırma, pastrma, pastourma,, basdirma, basterma, basturma, or aboukh is a highly seasoned, air-dried Curing (food preservation), cured beef that is found in the cuisines of Albanian cuisine, Albania, Armenian cuisine, Armenia, Azerbaijani cuisine, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romanian cuisine, Romania, Bulgarian cuisine, Bulgaria, Egyptian cuisine, Egypt, Kurdish cuisine, Kurdish region, Greek cuisine, Greece, Cypriot cuisine, Cyprus, Iraqi cuisine, Iraq, Levantine cuisine, the Levant, North Macedonian cuisine, North Macedonia, Turkish cuisine, Turkey and Georgia (country), Georgia. Etymology and history ''Basturma'' existed in ancient Armenian cuisine, where it was known as ''aboukh (). The word ''abookhd'' (Classical Armenian ''apukht'') was already used in the Bible translations into Armenian, Armenian translation of the Bible, in the fifth century AD, meaning “salted and dried meat”. According to T. Durham, basturma ...
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Pastirma With Three Eggs
Pastirma or Pasterma, also called pastarma, pastırma, pastrma, pastourma,, basdirma, basterma, basturma, or aboukh is a highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef that is found in the cuisines of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Bulgaria, Egypt, Kurdish region, Greece, Cyprus, Iraq, the Levant, North Macedonia, Turkey and Georgia. Etymology and history ''Basturma'' existed in ancient Armenian cuisine, where it was known as ''aboukh (). The word ''abookhd'' (Classical Armenian ''apukht'') was already used in the Armenian translation of the Bible, in the fifth century AD, meaning “salted and dried meat”. According to T. Durham, basturma is of Armenian origin and is still prepared in the Middle East according to old family recipes. ''Pastırma'' is mentioned in Mahmud of Kashgars Diwan Lughat al-Turk and Evliya Çelebis Seyahatname. According to Turkish scholar Biron Kiliç, and other sources, the term is derived from the Turkic noun ''bastırm ...
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Armenian Cuisine
Armenian cuisine () includes the foods and cooking techniques of the Armenians, Armenian people and traditional Armenian foods and drinks. The cuisine reflects the history and geography where Armenians have lived and where Armenian empires existed. The cuisine also reflects the traditional crops and animals grown and raised in Armenian-populated or controlled areas. The preparation of meat, fish, and vegetable dishes in an Armenian kitchen often requires stuffing, Aeration#Aeration in food, frothing, and puréeing. Lamb, eggplant, and bread (lavash) are basic features of Armenian cuisine. Armenians traditionally prefer cracked wheat to maize and rice. The flavor of the food often relies on the quality and freshness of the ingredients rather than on excessive use of spices. Fresh herbs are used extensively, both in the food and as accompaniments. Dried herbs are used in the winter when fresh herbs are not available. Wheat is the primary grain and is found in a variety of forms, ...
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Turkish Cuisine
Turkish cuisine () is largely the heritage of Ottoman cuisine, Ottoman cuisine (Osmanlı mutfağı), European influences, Seljuk Empire, Seljuk cuisine and the Turkish diaspora. Turkish cuisine with traditional Turkic peoples, Turkic elements such as yogurt, ayran, kaymak, gains influences from Mediterranean cuisine, Mediterranean, Balkan cuisine, Balkan, Middle Eastern cuisine, Middle Eastern, Central Asian cuisine, Central Asian and Eastern European cuisine, Eastern European cuisines. Turkish cuisine shows variation across Turkey. The cooking of Istanbul, Bursa, İzmir, and the rest of the Anatolia region inherits many elements of Ottoman court cuisine, including moderate use of spices, a preference for rice over bulgur, koftes, and a wider availability of vegetable stews (''türlü''), eggplant, stuffed dolmas and fish. The cuisine of the Black Sea Region uses fish extensively, especially the European anchovy, Black Sea anchovy (''hamsi'') and includes maize dishes. The cuisi ...
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Egyptian Cuisine
Egyptian cuisine makes heavy use of poultry, legumes, vegetables and fruit from Egypt's rich Nile Valley and Delta. Examples of Egyptian dishes include rice-stuffed vegetables and grape leaves, hummus, falafel, shawarma, kebab and kofta. Others include '' ful medames'', mashed fava beans; '' koshary'', lentils and pasta; and '' molokhiyya'', jute leaf stew. A local type of pita known as ( Egyptian Arabic: ) is a staple of Egyptian cuisine, and cheesemaking in Egypt dates back to the First Dynasty of Egypt, with Domiati being the most popular type of cheese consumed today. Egyptian cuisine relies heavily on vegetables and legumes, but can also feature meats, most commonly rabbit and poultry such as squab, chicken, duck, quail and goose. Lamb and beef are commonly used in Egyptian cuisine, particularly for grilling and in a variety of stews and traditional dishes. Goat and camel are also eaten but are not as readily available nationwide. Offal is also a popular ...
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Albanian Cuisine
Albanian cuisine is a representative of the cuisine of the Mediterranean cuisine, Mediterranean. It is also an example of the Mediterranean diet based on the importance of olive oil, fruits, vegetables, and fish. The cooking traditions of the Albanian people are diverse in consequence of the environmental factors that are more importantly suitable for the cultivation of nearly every kind of herbs, vegetables, and fruits. Olive oil is the most ancient and commonly used vegetable fat in Albanian cooking, produced since Classical antiquity, antiquity throughout the country particularly along the coasts. Hospitality is a fundamental custom of Albanian society and serving food is integral to the hosting of guests and visitors. It is not infrequent for visitors to be invited to eat and drink with locals. The medieval Albanian Kanun (Albania), code of honor, called Besa (Albanian culture), ''besa'', resulted to look after guests and strangers as an act of recognition and gratitude. Alb ...
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Bible Translations Into Armenian
The Bible (, 'Breath of God') has been translated to Armenian since the beginning of the fifth century. The invention of the Armenian alphabet by Mesrop Mashtots and Isaac of Armenia in 405 AD for lack of an alphabet sufficient for translating Christian scripture into. The earliest translation was Mesrop's early fifth century translation. According to Moses of Chorene, Isaac of Armenia made a translation of the Bible from the Syriac text about the year 411. This work was insufficient, and soon afterwards Mesrop's pupils were sent to Edessa to translate the scriptures. They journeyed as far as Constantinople and brought back with them authentic copies of the Greek text. With the help of other copies obtained from Alexandria, the Bible was translated again from the Greek according to the text of the Septuagint and Origen's ''Hexapla''. This version, now in use in the Armenian Church, was completed around the year 434. The decrees of the first three councils — Nicæa, Constanti ...
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Beef
Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle (''Bos taurus''). Beef can be prepared in various ways; Cut of beef, cuts are often used for steak, which can be cooked to varying degrees of doneness, while trimmings are often Ground beef, ground or minced, as found in most hamburgers. Beef contains protein, iron, and vitamin B12. Along with other kinds of red meat, high consumption is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer and coronary heart disease, especially when processed meat, processed. Beef has a high Environmental impact of meat production, environmental impact, being a primary driver of deforestation with the highest greenhouse gas emissions of any agricultural product. In prehistoric times, humans hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since that time, numerous beef cattle, breeds of cattle have been Selective breeding, bred specifically for the quality or quantity of their meat. Today, beef is the third most widely consumed meat in the world, aft ...
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Salami
Salami ( ; : ''salame'') is a ''salume'' consisting of fermented and air-dried meat, typically pork. Historically, salami was popular among Southern, Eastern, and Central European peasants because it can be stored at room temperature for up to 45 days once cut, supplementing a potentially meager or inconsistent supply of fresh meat. Countries and regions across Europe make their own traditional varieties of salami. Small-sized salami are also referred to as ''salametti'' or ''salamini''. Etymology The word ''salami'' in English comes from the plural form of the Italian (). It is a singular or plural word in English for cured meats of a European (particularly Italian) style. In Romanian, Bulgarian, and Turkish, the word is ''salam''; in Macedonian and Serbo-Croatian it is ''salama''; in Hungarian it is ''szalámi''; in Czech it is ''salám''; in Slovak it is ''saláma''; in Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian it is ''salyami''; and Polish, French, German, Greek, and Dutc ...
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Yiddish
Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with many elements taken from Hebrew language, Hebrew (notably Mishnaic Hebrew, Mishnaic) and to some extent Aramaic. Most varieties of Yiddish include elements of Slavic languages and the vocabulary contains traces of Romance languages.Aram Yardumian"A Tale of Two Hypotheses: Genetics and the Ethnogenesis of Ashkenazi Jewry".University of Pennsylvania. 2013. Yiddish has traditionally been written using the Hebrew alphabet. Prior to World War II, there were 11–13 million speakers. 85% of the approximately 6 million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust were Yiddish speakers,Solomon Birnbaum, ''Grammatik der jiddischen Sprache'' (4., erg. Aufl., Hamburg: Buske, 1984), p. 3. leading to a massive decline in the use of the language. Jewish ass ...
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Pastrami
Pastrami is a type of cured meat originating from Romania usually made from beef brisket. The raw meat is brined, partially dried, seasoned with herbs and spices, then smoked and steamed. Like corned beef, pastrami was created as a way to preserve meat before the invention of refrigeration. One of the iconic meats of Eastern European cuisine as well as American Jewish cuisine and New York City cuisine, hot pastrami is typically served at delicatessen restaurants on sandwiches such as the pastrami on rye. Etymology and origin The name pastrami likely comes from the Romanian verb "a păstra", meaning to preserve or to keep, referencing a traditional method of meat preservation prevalent before refrigeration. Ultimately, it was probably derived from the Turkish pastirma. Pastrami was introduced to the United States in a wave of Jewish immigration from Bessarabia and Romania in the second half of the 19th century, with the Yiddish ''pastrame''. The modified "pastrami" spelli ...
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Gregory Nagy
Gregory Nagy (, ; born October 22, 1942, in Budapest)"CV: Gregory Nagy"
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is an American professor of at , specializing in and archaic Greek poetry. Nagy is known for extending Milman Parry and
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