Today I went over to visit a family who owns a lavash bakery. Lavash is very similar to tortillas and is the national bread of Armenia. I know the daughter of this family who participants in some English language clubs run by Peace Corps volunteers. So the following are some pictures taken today of their bakery.
(This woman is mixing the lavash.)
(Here she is weighing the rounds for size.)
(Woman rolling out the lavash.) 
(The baker who places the dough on the pillow next to him and then slams it against the oven wall.)
(In the center, the lavash bakes against the oven wall.)
(Another view of the bakery.)
The huge shuka (market) has dozens of animal heads for sale. You have your choice of cow, goat, pig, sheep, etc. I’ve been wondering who buy these things. The lavash bakery owner is who. He was in the kitchen vigorously sharpening his knife, as we made cookies, and when I asked why he was working so hard, his daughter said that he was getting ready to prepare his cow’s head. According to his daughter, men love these heads. He hadn’t decided how he was going to cook it. He could quarter it (with an ax?) or bring it to a place that would bake it since Armenians do not have ovens large enough to bake their own heads!
(Far right, cow head on rack over bathtub.)
(Ecstatic "head" owner.)
(Daughter in family kitchen.)
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