{"id":338796,"date":"2024-09-26T02:01:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T22:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epress.am\/?p=338796"},"modified":"2024-11-28T22:10:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T18:10:26","slug":"recipes-from-stranded-karabakh-eng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/2024\/09\/26\/recipes-from-stranded-karabakh-eng.html","title":{"rendered":"Recipes from Stranded Karabakh\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Coffee<\/strong> (for 8 serving)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 1 coffee cup of buckwheat<br \/>\n\u2014 1 coffee cup of lentils<br \/>\n\u2014 1 coffee cup of barley<\/p>\n<p>Start with warming the pan on high heat. Roast the three grains separately. Keep it moving by stirring constantly to ensure even roasting and to prevent burning. Continue until the grain turns a reddish color. Transfer the grain to a bowl. Allow it to cool. Repeat the process for the remaining grains. Place the cooled grains in a grinder and grind them into a fine powder. Use a jazzve to make your coffee-like brew.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liquid Laundry Detergent<\/strong> (~4 liter)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 100 grams of soap (unscented or your choice)<br \/>\n\u2014 150 grams of baking soda<br \/>\n\u2014 4 liters of water<br \/>\n\u2014 Essential oils<\/p>\n<p>Use a cheese grater or scrapper to grate the soap into small flakes. Put them into a large pot, add the baking soda. Set the pot on medium heat. Slowly pour in the water while stirring continuously, to allow the flakes to dissolve evenly. Bring to a boil. If you want to add fragrance, drop in a few drops of essential oil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cigarettes\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raspberry leaves<br \/>\n\u2014 Greaseproof paper or thin paper<br \/>\n\u2014 Cardboard<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(English subtitles are available)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"\u0532\u0561\u0572\u0561\u0564\u0580\u0561\u057f\u0578\u0574\u057d\u0565\u0580 \u0562\u056c\u0578\u056f\u0561\u0564\u0561\u0575\u056b\u0576 \u0542\u0561\u0580\u0561\u0562\u0561\u0572\u056b\u0581 (eng\/rus sub.)\" width=\"618\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oq7HDi4-YiY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Subtitles:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 One soap per 4 liters of water. For better fragrance, I would get one of those nice-smelling soaps that cost 100 drams. I would scrape the soap and add 4-5 scoops of baking soda. I would always have a backup storage. I would add one capsule of Ariel because the soap does the job of cleansing but smells horrible.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 We could make both ends meet the first 1-2 months. We stored up some supplies, we had some savings, and we spent money with caution. But then we ran out of money, food was almost finished, and there were no hygiene products left. We were down to 2 soaps. We learned how to make laundry gel from soap at home, mixing it with baking soda and stuff. We would come up with life hacks to survive.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 We would mix up stuff to make laundry gel. You take dishwashing soap or regular soap, cook it, and add water to increase the quantity. <\/em><em>The regular Ariel at 1.5 kilograms cost 5000 drams when it was available. Soon, no more. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 First, they would give us 3 buns of bread, then 2 buns. Then they started giving away only by coupons \u2014 1.5 buns per person. That bread was not normal bread. It was half black flour and half wheat flakes. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Russians would bring it there, and only some could go and buy it from them and sell it for triple the price.<br \/>\n<\/em><em>\u2014 More than triple. Vegetable oil was sold for 5-6 manets, regular salt for 5000 drams. At the end, gasoline would be sold for 100,000 drams.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 During the blockade, we would glimpse at passersby\u2019s handbags to see what they got, to ask how they got it. When we came here, I would look at people\u2019s packages by inertia for a while.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Their boss said one day that he had tasted barley coffee and liked it. We tried to pan-fry barley. Then we fried lentils and buckwheat until it turned yellow. Then we could grind the seeds. That coffee would leave a lot of residue in the cup. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Some would make coffee from chickpeas. Then, when chickpeas were depleted\u2024 My mother-in-law and I decided to fry buckwheat, lentils, and peas. We would mix them to get a nice flavor, and I would use a blender to grind.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When we didn&#8217;t have electricity or gas supply, I once lit a broom to make a fire for cooking coffee. We had a garden there, and we were craving coffee.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 We had money, but the groceries were empty. We couldn&#8217;t get hold of tobacco, but the supermarket warehouses and town halls had ample supplies, while the soldiers had nothing\u2014not even a cigarette at their positions. There were no Armenian cigarettes, only Iranian cigarettes. Russians and some of our folks were selling. They would sell 3 leaves of tobacco for 3000 drams. If you are a smoker, you are forced to buy it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 We would dry the leaves on the stove to make it faster and smoke.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2014 What did you use to roll?<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2014 Newspaper or notebook cuts.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 I still have a little of that \u201ctobacco\u201d from Karabakh with me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 We would put leaves in lukewarm water for an hour, to get rid of bitterness\u2024 The water would turn yellow\u2024 Then we would hang the leaves up to dry, then we would crumble them. 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