Ghapama

Armenian stuffed pumpkin dish

Ghapama

Ghapama served in a restaurant

Type| Dessert
Place of origin| Armenia
Main ingredients| Pumpkin, rice, dried fruits, meat

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Ghapama (Armenian: ղափամա) is an Armenian stuffed pumpkin dish, usually served as a dessert.[1] It is prepared by removing the inside 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 cooked rice, butter, honey, dried fruits, nuts, and meat, to be baked.[2] Dried fruits used in the dish include figs, apricots, prunes, and raisins, while the nuts include walnuts and almonds.[3][4]

Historically, crops such as pumpkins, potatoes, peppers, and tomatoes, were brought to Armenia in the 19th century from the "New World". The crops were mixed with traditional Armenian dishes and were then "naturalized" to Armenian cuisine according to writers Irina Petrosian and David Underwood.[2] Other than ghapama, other Armenian dishes that used the crops in include ajapsandali and tomato lavash.[4][5]

Ghapama is usually served during autumn time in Armenia to celebrate the harvest during the season. The dish is also served at other major celebrations such as Christmas, New Year, Easter, and weddings.[6]

A song in The Armenian Folk Song Treasury highlights the dish, being the only song in the treasury to highlight a food item. The song is entitled "Hey Jan Ghapama" (Armenian: Հէյ Ջան Ղափամա) and repeats a line admiring the taste and aroma of ghapama. Lyrically, the song is about a community that was attracted by the dish's aroma made by one of the families in the community, everyone in the community ate a piece of the dish until it was finished. The song is commonly played at weddings was popularized by pop singer Harout Pamboukjian and by a Russian spin-off of My Big Fat Greek Wedding named My Big Armenian Wedding (Russian: Моя большая армянская свадьба).[1][2]

## See also

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* List of desserts
* List of squash and pumpkin dishes
* List of stuffed dishes

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ a b Marinosyan, Hrant; Martirosyan, Tigranuhi (21 March 2020). "Ghapama: an Armenian dish so good, they made a song about it". Jam News. Archived from the original on 21 March 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
2. ^ a b c Petrosian & Underwood 2006, p. 120.
3. ^ Avagyan 2025, p. 12.
4. ^ a b Masters, Balsam & Kowalski 2024, p. 143.
5. ^ Petrosian & Underwood 2006, p. 123.
6. ^ Coutarel, Valérie (1 March 2024). "Armenia's pumpkin delight". UN Today. Archived from the original on 16 May 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

### Bibliography

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* Avagyan, Varazdat (26 March 2025). 77 Dishes from Armenia. LitRes. ISBN 9785047390970.
* Masters, Tom; Balsam, Joel; Kowalski, Jan (2024). Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781837586042.
* Petrosian, Irina; Underwood, David (2006). Armenian Food: Fact, Fiction & Folklore. Lulu. ISBN 1411698657.

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