Zhingyalov hats

Zhingyalov hats (Armenian: Ժենգյալով հաց, also zhengyalav hatz, zhangyalov hats, or jingalov hats) is a type of flatbread stuffed with finely diced herbs and green vegetables.[1][2] It is a traditional dish of Armenians from Artsakh[3] and Syunik[4] and has traditionally been a staple in times of scarcity, such as famine and war.[5]

Zhingyalov hats

Preparation

Unleavened dough is rolled out until it becomes paper-thin, then it is filled with a stuffing that consists of 10 to 20 types of diced and oiled wild and cultivated herbs.[6] One of the most important steps in preparing a good zhingyalov hats is the greens' composition. Tasteless leaf vegetables and herbs with less pronounced taste make up the base of the stuffing: examples include lettuce, spinach, atriplex, beet greens, chickweed, shepherd's-purse, viola leaves and similar plants.[7] Herbs with distinctive tastes (chervil, urtica, allium), sour (rumex) or spicy (laserpitium) ones are needed in smaller quantities; bitter-tasting greens as taraxacum should be sparse. Additionally the stuffing might contain bryndza and fried onions.

After stuffing, zhingyalov hats are fried for around 10 minutes on a special griddle called "saj" or "sajin" (Armenian: սաջին), or in a tonir for a couple of minutes.

The finished dish is consumed with beer, doogh, or wine. Zhingyalov hats is especially popular during the Great Lent.

Diced herbs
Preparing zhingyalov hats
Ready meal
Zhingyalov hats ready to be consumed

See also

References
  1. Rao, Tejal (2020-01-01). "These Armenian Flatbreads Stuffed With Greens Are the Perfect Snack". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  2. "Как приготовить Женгялов хац: Рецепт и способ приготовления". PanARMENIAN.Net. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  3. "Москвичи отведают знаменитый карабахский «Жингалов Хац»". PanARMENIAN.Net. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  4. "The Hirshon Armenian 'Zhingyalov Hats' Herb-Stuffed Flatbread - Ժենգյալով հաց - ✮ The Food Dictator ✮". 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  5. "Supplies begin to run low as Nagorno-Karabakh blockade continues | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  6. "Как приготовить Женгялов хац: Рецепт и способ приготовления". PanARMENIAN.Net. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  7. "Москвичи отведают знаменитый карабахский «Жингалов Хац»". PanARMENIAN.Net. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
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