Culture of Armenia Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The Armenian soup, Khash, also has its own, unique place in the Armenian cuisine. The name "khash" originates from the Armenian verb "khashél" (Armenian: խաշել), which means "to boil." The dish, initially called "khashoy", is mentioned by a number of medieval Armenian authors, e.g. Grigor Magistros (11th century), Mkhitar Heratsi (12th century), Yesayi Nchetsi (13th century), etc. The pomegranate, with its symbolic association with fertility represents that nation. The apricot is the national fruit. Since Roman times, the apricot was known as "Prunus Armeniaca," literally translated as " Armenian Plum". According to encyclopedia.com,"A popular Armenian drink
Plum In certain parts of the world, some fruits are called plums and are quite different from fruits known as plums in Europe or the Americas. For example, marian plums are popular in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, otherwise also known as "gandaria", "plum mango", "ma-praang", "ma-yong", "ramania", "kundang", "rembunia" or "setar". Another example is the loquat, also known as Japanese plum and Japanese medlar, as well as "nispero", "bibassier" and "wollmispel" elsewhere. In South Asia and Southeast Asia, jambul, a fruit from tropical tree in Myrtaceae family, is similarly sometimes referred to 'damson plums', and it is different from damson plums