• Armenian cuisine,  Dessets,  Sweets

    Bagharj – traditional Armenian pastry

    Багардж

    The preparation of this cake has a long history. A few months ago I was reading the book “Living forward” by the young Armenian writer Narine Abgaryan. Typically for her writing style, the stories and fates of her characters catch you by the throat. Maybe because somehow the fate and suffering of the Armenian people very much remind me of the Bulgarian one. So as I read the book, I turn the page and see – Bagharj. What is this? And I was even more intrigued when I saw that it was sweet bread. Like most dishes, this exotic pastry is also called differently – Bagharj, Bacharge, Pagharch, Pacharch. In…