Mirza Jalil wrote: “There is a village in the province of Yerevan, the name of it is ” Samanlig “. The half of villagers is Armenian and half of them are Muslims.

One day I was visiting on a horse the landlord of that village Mr. Rahim. It was summer. Sitting on a high horse I could see all yards through low wall of village. At one of the yard of the village an Armenian woman was sowing grain to hens and chickens. In other yard a Muslim woman was washing dishes on the edge of the aryk. At one of the yard an Armenian child, sitting in the shade of a tree, was reading a book. At one of the yard a 12-13-year old Muslim boy tied rope tail of cat and ran from one side to another side of the yard and the cat, mewling, was moving backward after the child.

Creating dishes recipes have an ancient history, originally based on the experience of the cook dynasties and these recipes are preserved today.

Karabakh cuisine is distinguished by its unique taste from the cuisine of other regions. Karabakh cuisine is so rich that we can talk about more widely. Aghdam cuisine has a special place in Karabakh cuisine. We talked with the famous chef Mehman Zeynalov about ancient and popular meals of Aghdam.

The fame of Azerbaijani cuisine spreads in all countries of the world. Foreign tourists coming to our country do not want to come back without tasting our meals in particular, rich and various Karabakh cuisine. The richness of Karabakh cuisine is confirmed not only professional experts but also Karabakh people.