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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. It is a traditional dish of Armenians from Artsakh and Syunik and has traditionally been a staple in times of scarcity, such as famine and war.

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. 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. 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.

See also

• Gözleme
• Quesadilla

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.

External links

• Zhingyalov hats is cooked on a Stepanakert market.
• Qutab with herbs (zhingyalov hats) recipe

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