Our last 24 hours in Azerbaijan were spent in the tiny village of İlisu in the Qakh Rayonu region. The village is located with Dagestan/ Russia to the north and Georgia to the west. İlisu is a small village with a population of less than 1,500 people nestled at the foot of the Caucasus mountains. …
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Feseli: Azerbaijani Spiced Flatbread
I recently spent several weeks in Azerbaijan and I am trying to recreate and share some of the dishes we ate in the various towns. One of the day trips we made from Baku was to a village in Northeastern Azerbaijan called Lahic, a tiny village of less than 1000 people known for their copper …
Azerbaijani Herbed Kükü
Earlier this July my friends and I embarked upon a tour of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Georgia. Both of these countries are Turkey’s neighbor to the east. While Georgia is geographically closer to Turkey, culturally Azerbaijan is much more similar. They are a predominantly Muslim country who speak a Turkic language so the basics …
Keshkek Meshkek 