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A“bout Hot Lahmacun
There is a saying in the region, “The food belongs to the eater.” And sure- ly, it remains one of the most popular foods in both Turkey and Armenia.
Lahmacun is a flatbread topped with minced meat, most com- monly beef or lamb, minced vegetables, and herbs including on- ions, garlic, tomatoes, red peppers, and parsley, flavored with spices such as chili pepper and paprika, then baked.[4] Lahmacun is often wrapped around vegetables, in- cluding pickles, tomatoes, peppers, onions, lettuce, parsley, and roasted eggplant.
Due to its shape and superficial similarity, it is sometimes described as Turkish pizza. However, unlike pizza, lahmacun is not usually prepared with cheese and the crust is thinner.
ish social media users and had lashed out at her for describ- ing lahmacun as Armenian pizza. Artur Aslanyan, an Armenian Historian, says that "The origin was exactly where those 3 cultures intersected: northern Syria and Arab-speak- ing regions of southern Turkey from Adana to Mardin.
There is
a saying in
the region,
“The food
belongs
to the
eater.” And
surely, it
remains
one of the
most pop-
ular foods
in both
Turkey and Armenia.
Lahmacun has been getting very popular in UK Cities as well.
Lahmacun is a popular dish in Ar- menia Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Arab commu- nities worldwide. Due to the hostile nature of the relations between Armenia and Turkey, the opening
Cheff Ali Kurnaz has over 30 years of experince in restaurant business. He works at Hanedan in Har-
of Armenian restaurants serving the food in Russia was met by some protests.
ringey Borugh of London
In March 2020, Kim Kardashian, an American model of Armenian heritage, posted a video on her In- stagram saying "Who knows about lahmacun? This is our Armenian pizza. My dad would always put string cheese on it and then put it in the oven and get it really crispy." This sparked outrage among Turk-
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Here are the places you can eat best lahmacun in the UK Cities;
• Hanedan, Harringey, London • Cinar Kitchen, Sittingbrough • Sultan Restaurant, Coventry • New Kitchen, Dalston
• Taş Fırın, Shoreditch, London