I ate the Tourshi

Tuesday night I went to Stix with Pam from Cave Cibum. She's awesome.

I really can't say anything nice about Stix so I am not going to say anything at all. Except for that we went for the $1 raw bar special and it was underwhelming, as was the coconut "mojito", and the overall experience. Bleh, yeah, I probably won't go back.

BUT the best part was at the end when Pam said "oh hey I have your Christmas present".

Nice! Who the f*ck wouldn't want a present after a mediocre meal?

Happily it was the last thing on my Christmas wish list: a jar of TOURSHI!!!

(photo from Cave Cibum)

And you know what? Tourshi is frickin' delicious. Nice and briny and crisp. I was going to share it, but now I don't think I will.

Sorry. Wellllllllll, not really.

I was going to share some with the lovely June J. who keeps me in jam, and more recently, in bread and butter pickles. However I can't. I just can't. I think that I can probably talk June J. into make some tourshi though....

What the heck- everyone ought to make a few jars of this delicious Armenian treat. What else are you going to do? Go to the beach?

Comments

Mary said…
But what is Tourshi?
July 25, 2009 at 6:16 AM
Pam said…
I'm so glad you like it!! And it's so easy to make, taking about zero effort, that everyone should make it :)
July 28, 2009 at 11:42 AM
Annabelle B. said…
Mary - click on the word Tourshi and it should bring you over to Cave Cibum. Pam posted the recipe ages ago and I have been wanting it ever since.

Pam - sometimes I think that the easier things are to make, the less I am inclined to make it. My feeling is that something that easy should just make itself.

Kidding.
July 28, 2009 at 10:58 PM
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