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Armenian stuffed pumpkin dish

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Ghapama
Traditional ghapama, cut and ready to serve
Type	Stew
Place of origin	Armenia
Main ingredients	Pumpkin, rice, dried fruits (almonds, apple, cornel, apricot, prunes, raisins)
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Ghapama (Armenian: ղափամա) is an Armenian stuffed pumpkin dish, often prepared during the Christmas season. It is prepared by removing the guts of the pumpkin (known as դդում in Armenian, pronounced dt'um in Eastern Armenian and t't'um in Western Armenian) and stuffing it with boiled rice and dried fruits such as chopped almonds, apple, cornel, apricot, plums, dates, prunes and raisins. It is also common to pour on honey and mix in ground cinnamon or sugar. The pumpkin is then baked until it becomes soft, then brought to the table where it is cut up and served.

There is an Armenian song about the meal known as Հէյ Ջան Ղափամա (Hey Jan Ghapama), popularized by Harout Pamboukjian.

References

"Ghapama". Glendale News Press. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
Petrosian, I.; Underwood, D. (2006). Armenian Food: Fact, Fiction & Folklore. Armenian Research Center collection. Yerkir Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-4116-9865-9. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
Irina Petrosian; David Underwood (2006). Armenian Food: Fact, Fiction & Folklore. Lulu.com. pp. 120–. ISBN 978-1-4116-9865-9.
"Ghapama: an Armenian dish so good, they made a song about it". Jam. 21 March 2020.

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Ingredients

Vegetables and fruits	Apple Apricot Bean Bell pepper Cabbage Carrot Chickpea Cornelian cherry Cucumber Eggplant Green bean Lentil Mushroom Okra Pomegranate Potatoes Pumpkin Spinach Tomato
Herbs and spices	Black pepper Cilantro Dill Garlic Nut Onion Paprika Parsley Tarragon Walnut

Breads

Soups

Appetizers and salads

Main entrées

Grilled meats

Beverages

Mineral water	Arzni Bjni Dilijan Jermuk
Non-alcoholic beverages	Armenian coffee Tahn Tarkhun
Beer	List of breweries in Armenia Ani Ararat Erebuni Gyumri Kilikia Kotayk
Distilled beverages	Armenian brandy Ararat Noy Other Oghi Mulberry oghi
Wines	Armenian wine Pomegranate wine
Grape varieties	Areni Kakhet Meghrabujr Mschali Nerkarat Rkatsiteli Voskehat

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Instruments

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