Ishkhan khorovats (trout on a spit)
Ingredients
Directions
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Wash well-gutted trout, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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Put on a skewer, and fry the same way as a barbecue, over hot coals.
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During frying, the fish is periodically smeared with butter.
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Sprinkle fish with parsley and pour with pomegranate juice, and serve.
Among Armenian fish dishes, the most famous are made from ishkhan (Sevan trout). “Ishkhan” means “prince” in Armenian, and just as the name suggests this trout is considered a royal fish. Winter and summer bakhtak, bojak, and gegharkuni are all different types of ishkhan. Also swimming through the lakes and rivers of Armenia are many salmon, catfish, and carp