Phenomenal ARMENIAN FOOD at Sherep Restaurant - Citrus Lamb, BBQ Fish & Lavash | Yerevan, Armenia

My second full day in Armenia continued in the capital city, Yerevan. Come along with me as I try Armenian food at Sherep Restaurant, including citrus lamb, BBQ fish, and lavash in Yerevan!

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My adventure began with my friend Vanuhi from Armenia Travel at a handicraft market. Right off the bat, I saw handmade jewelry, handmade and hand-painted clay cups, and large wine jugs.

Further on were wooden crafts. I saw a man carving the Armenian alphabet and designs of grapes and crosses in a piece of stone. His work was beautiful and time-consuming!

Then, I met some clothing makers, who let me try on a red jacket. Next were crafts from Gyumri, the second-largest city in Armenia. There was a lot more to see, but I was starving, so we headed over to Sherep Restaurant!

After 5 minutes, we arrived there. It’s a fancy, modern restaurant and is the first in Armenia with an open-air kitchen.

I ordered a glass of wine; 3 types of Armenian bread; a cheese board with figs, walnuts, string cheese, and three other cheeses; veggies wrapped with eggplant; a fresh herb salad; and a greens and meat salad.

I liked the semi-sweet wine and loved the grilled veggies wrapped in roasted eggplant. The peppers and carrots inside were almost caramelized. It was phenomenal, oily, a little sweet, and had so many different flavors!

Next was the salad with veal, sweet walnut sauce and cheese. It was fresh and crunchy, and I loved the tenderness of the veal. The cheese was really nice as well. It was light and gamy!

Up next was the cheese plate! The lavash was so great with the walnut and different cheeses. It was so good! I followed it with a nice fig!

Next was baked lamb, which was citrusy and had orange zest on it. I guessed that it was cooked in an orange sauce as well. It was super fresh and I could tell it had never been frozen. I loved the fat on it. It was so tasty! It came with citrusy mashed potatoes, which were different but good!

Then, I started on the trout. I had to be careful of bones and spines, so I dug through it and picked them out. The trout was so buttery! It was a phenomenal trout! I ended the meal with another phenomenal red wine. It was full-bodied, sweet, and fruity!

After lunch, we headed back out to Sergei Parajanov Museum.

Sergei Parajanov was a controversial Soviet film director whose cinematic style broke away from Soviet Realism, the only sanctioned artform in the USSR. He was imprisoned many times due to his controversial work, lifestyle, and behavior.

The museum was founded in 1988 and showcases another side of his artistry: his plastic artwork! On the first floor are pieces dedicated to his family, and on the second are pieces he made from broken pieces of china, beads, shells, and more. There’s also a movie hall where you can see clips from his films. The next part of the museum shows his furniture, and the final area contains artwork he created while in prison.

It’s a beautiful museum. One of my favorite pieces was his elephant made from his friend’s luggage! The Soviets couldn’t imprison him for having an open mind, so they put him in jail for being gay instead.

Parajanov was a genius! He was a filmmaker and also did glass work, clay work, silver work, and more. The glass work was really impressive. I saw three different fish he made from glass, a representation of a flower, and more. He also wrote and drew on dishes after a dinner party!

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