Armenian cuisine breakfast dishes were hearty. They included: "Hash", sometimes colloquially called the "Armenian hangover cure", is a basic dish of simmered cow's hooves. "Hash" is mentioned in 12th century medieval Armenian texts. Meals in Armenia often start with a spread of appetizers served for "the table". Armenian appetizers include stuffed vine leaves (called "yalanchy sarma", a type of "dolma"), a fried cheese-stuffed pastry called "dabgadz banir boerag", stuffed mussels ("midye dolma") and several types of pickled vegetables generally known as "torshi". Toasted pumpkin seeds are a popular snack; Armenians call them "tutumi gud". Chickpea balls called "topik" are made by Turkey's
Vine training term "canopy" is popularly used to describe the leafy foliage of the vine, the term actually refers to the entire grapevine structure that is above ground. This includes the trunk, cordon, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruit. Most vine training deals primarily with the "woody" structure of the vine-the cordons or "arms" of the vine that extend from the top of the trunk and the fruiting "canes" that extend from the cordon. When the canes are cut back nearly to the base of the cordon, the shortened stub is called a "spur". Grapevines can either be "cane trained" or "spur trained".