KEBABS OF ALL KINDS TO SPICE UP FESTIVAL
By Pat Cahill
The Repubican, MA
Oct 13 2005
There may be people out there who think that shishkebab is the only
kind of kebab in the world.
Not so, as the upcoming Armenian fall festival at St. Gregory Armenian
Apostolic Church in Indian Orchard will deliciously reveal.
The ethnic festival will take place on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
in the church hall at 135 Goodwin St. in the Indian Orchard section
of Springfield.
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Admission and parking will be free, with food and other items priced
individually. All proceeds will go to St. Gregory’s.
In addition to homemade Armenian cuisine from entrees to desserts, the
festival will include raffle prizes and bargain-priced collectibles.
Kebabs (as Armenians call kabobs) are chunks of meat on a skewer.
Shishkebab is made with lamb, while losh kebab is made with specially
seasoned ground lamb and beef.
Chicken kebab will also be served at the festival.
Kebabs of all kinds will come with rice pilaf, salad, and pita bread.
Other dishes on the menu will include stuffed grape leaves and spinach
pie, stuffed grape leaves, pickled vegetables, seasoned cracked wheat,
and a thin-crust Armenian version of pizza with meat called lahmajun.
Baked goods will include traditional Armenian breads and pastries.
Among the prizes to be raffled will be a 3-by-5-foot Oriental rug
donated by Charles Yenian and Co., a guardian-angel pin made by
David Yurman, a 14-karat gold cross donated by Hovsep Atchian, a
handmade clock made and donated by Harry Setian, and a year’s worth
of Megabucks lottery tickets.
Baskets filled with gifts for adults and children will also be
raffled. A “forgotten treasures” booth will feature crafts and
collectibles for sale.
Raffle drawings will take place in the evening, but winners need not
be present if they have bought raffle tickets earlier in the day.