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<\/a>The Armenian Brooklyn Bread House<\/p>\nThe Brooklyn Bread House was located in the Sheepshead Bay area of Brooklyn, which is in the eastern corner of New York City along the Atlantic Ocean. It was also, according to Google Maps, 63.6 miles or one hour and 37 minutes from our house. Putting it plainly, it’s a hike for us!<\/p>\n
As retirees who like to explore less familiar neighborhoods, we set out this morning for the adventure. The Brooklyn Bread House is a small storefront just east of Brighton Beach and Coney Island. Although the stripes on the awning outside is the Armenian flag, all the signs in the window were in Russian. The patrons and clerks also spoke Russian. This was the result of Soviet Russian rule of Armenia for 71 years.<\/p>\n The shelves inside the bakery were full of groceries from the Republic of Armenia. There was a counter along the back wall for baked goods. I purchased two large pieces of ‘lavash’ and a box of ‘kata’. Lavash is the soft thin flatbread which is popular among Armenians. I remember my grandfather had it with just about everything at every meal. Armenian ‘kata’ is a tasty sweet bread. This one had cheese inside. It was very good and not too sweet. By the way, the young woman behind the counter was from Kazakistan, another former Russian satellite.<\/p>\n For lunch, Bullwinkle suggested an Uzbek restaurant in the neighborhood. I was excited because I never ate food from Uzbekistan and the country was on my ‘must visit’ list. We easily found Nargis Cafe on Coney Island Avenue and went inside the bright purple restaurant. What a treat! It was spacious, clean, and well decorated. The many young servers were personable and friendly. The food was delicious. I took some photos of our choices and we enjoyed everything.<\/p>\n After a tasty lunch, we drove around Coney Island and Brighton Beach. Both areas had experienced severe damage during Hurricane Sandy last winter and it was reassuring to see these communities are rebounding.<\/p>\n Before leaving Brooklyn, we stopped at Gulluoglu Baklava & Cafe on Brighton Beach Avenue to pick up a few fresh sweet morsels of baklava to take home. Bulluoglu boasts the best baklava on several continents. We’ll see….<\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0 Plov is the National Dish of Uzbekistan<\/p>\n<\/a>Chuchvara stuffed with Potatoes & Sour Cream<\/p>\n<\/a>Exterior of Nargis Cafe<\/p>\n<\/a>Steamed Khonim<\/p>\n