Lamb, yogurt, eggplant and bread are basic features of the cuisine of the Caucasus, and in this regard, Armenian cuisine is often similar, but there are some regional differences. In Soviet cookbooks the Armenian cuisine is always stated to be the oldest of Transcaucasia and one of the oldest in all of Asia.
The Caucasus region's culinary staples of lamb, yogurt, eggplant, and bread are shared by Armenian cuisine, but with regional variations. Soviet cookbooks frequently emphasize the antiquity of Armenian cuisine within Transcaucasia and across Asia.