ChowChow
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Recipe for Armenian Spice: Chaman?
Tue, 10/5/04 12:28 PM
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I am trying my hand at cooking some Armenian dishes and have come across recipes that call for the spice mixture called chaman. Anyone have a clue as to what it consists of?
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Michael Hoffman
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RE: Recipe for Armenian Spice: Chaman?
Tue, 10/5/04 12:44 PM
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quote:Originally posted by ChowChow
I am trying my hand at cooking some Armenian dishes and have come across recipes that call for the spice mixture called chaman. Anyone have a clue as to what it consists of?
I believe it's carroway.
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Grampy
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RE: Recipe for Armenian Spice: Chaman?
Tue, 10/5/04 12:47 PM
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I believe it is just cumin.
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zataar
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RE: Recipe for Armenian Spice: Chaman?
Tue, 10/5/04 1:30 PM
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Chaman is also a spice blend containing carroway, cumin and fenugreek and near east red pepper I believe. It's the blend that's part of the curing process for bastyrma, a spicy dry cured meat that is served with mezze. The armenian kind is the best and highest quality, but it is an acquired taste.
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Michael Hoffman
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RE: Recipe for Armenian Spice: Chaman?
Tue, 10/5/04 2:26 PM
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Hey Grampy, it looks as if we were both almost right. Of course, in India chaman is cottage cheese cooked in something yellow, and in Pakistan is's a border town. 
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Grampy
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RE: Recipe for Armenian Spice: Chaman?
Tue, 10/5/04 2:29 PM
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And, of course, here we say: "Please don't squeeze the chaman!" 
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