to the largest Armenian community in the U.S.

到美國最大的亞美尼亞社區。

So, it's no surprise you can find some

所以，你能找到一些，也就不足為奇了。

of the most delicious Armenian food here.

這裡最美味的亞美尼亞食物。

This family-run restaurant

這家家庭經營的餐廳

has been making manti together for 16 years.

已經一起做了16年的曼提。

Baking thousands of

烘烤成千上萬的

the meat-filled dumplings a day.

一天的肉餡餃子。

And they hope to pass the tradition down

他們希望把這個傳統傳承下去

to the next generation.

到下一代。

You can find manta or manti on the menu

你可以在菜單上找到manta或manti。

at various Middle Eastern restaurants.

在各個中東餐廳。

Sarkes Egiazaryan: This is the Armenian version.

Sarkes Egiazaryan：這是亞美尼亞語版本。

This is what I've grown up eating.

這是我吃的東西長大的。

This is how we've made it my entire life,

我的一生就是這樣度過的。

but the dish itself it's so ancient.

但菜本身它是如此古老。

It's so traditional

太傳統了

that I always say it's a Middle Eastern European dish,

我總是說這是一道中東歐菜。

because you'll have

因為你將有

a different version in Greece,

在希臘有不同的版本。

a different version in Lebanon,

在黎巴嫩有不同的版本。

a different version in Turkey,

在土耳其有不同的版本。

a different version in Armenia,

在亞美尼亞有不同的版本。

same dish, different variations.

同樣的菜，不同的變化。

We used to do together 2,800.

我們曾經一起做了2800。

That was just when we started together.

那是我們剛開始在一起的時候。

So now I can only, I can't...

所以現在我只能，我不能... ...

Evelina Egiazaryan: Don't count anymore.

伊夫林娜-艾佳良：不要再算了。

(laughing)

（笑）

Sarkes: At this point it's just above

薩克斯。這時，它只是在上面

the 10,000 daily, easily.

萬的日常，輕鬆。

Yeah.

是啊。

We use a ground beef and it's just marinated

我們用的是碎牛肉，只是醃製了一下

with a simple blend of herbs and spices.

用簡單的草藥和香料混合而成。

In each square you put a little pinch of beef

在每個方塊裡你放一點牛肉。

that gets folded,

被摺疊的。

as you can see my mother doing here.

你可以看到我媽媽在這裡做。

She's a pro at everything, at all steps.

她什麼都很專業，什麼步驟都很專業。

So, I do what she doesn't want to do

所以，我做了她不願意做的事。

in that time.

在那段時間裡，。

And with today it's putting in the meat

而今天是把肉放進去了

so she can fold.

這樣她就可以摺疊。

And other days it'll be folding

而其他日子，它將被摺疊

so she can put the meat in,

所以她可以把肉放進去。

whichever one she prefers.

無論她喜歡哪一個。

When we first started

我們剛開始的時候

it was her and I side-by-side,

那是我和她並肩作戰。

working for like six hours a day, making manta,

工作像六小時 一天，使曼塔。

and then working another eight hours

然後再工作8小時

running the shop.

經營店鋪。

And that's where I learned.

這就是我學習的地方。

I used to be so slow in this

我以前在這上面太慢了

And now I race my mom.

現在我和我媽比賽。

Narrator: Each Manta is tightly packed

旁白：每條曼塔魚都是緊緊地擠在一起

into a tray,

入盤。

frozen to keep fresh

冷凍保鮮

and oven-baked when ordered.

並在訂購時用烤箱烤制。

Sarkes: So, now that they come out of the oven,

薩克斯所以，現在他們出爐，

they'll be topped off in your choice of

他們會在你選擇的頂上。

tomato, tomato, hot and spicy.

西紅柿，西紅柿，辣辣的。

Go ahead and hit it with a little bit of blend

去吧，打它與一點點混合

of herbs and spices.

的草藥和香料。

And last but not least,

最後但並非最不重要的。

give it a nice dazzle of the garlic cream

給它一個漂亮的耀眼的大蒜奶油。

and our signature Manta M.

以及我們的招牌Manta M。

Bam.

咣噹。

Best part about the food is it's preference.

最好的部分是它的喜好。

So you can have them soft,

所以你可以讓他們軟。

you can have them crispy.

你可以把它們烤得很脆。

These ones, the edges are nice and crispy.

這些，邊緣很好，很脆。

It's been drizzled with the sauce.

它已經被淋上了醬汁。

You got a nice crunch on the edges

你的邊緣有一個很好的嘎吱聲。

but the inside is nice and soft where the beef is.

但裡面牛肉的地方很好，很軟。

And then as soon as you bite into that shell,

然後一咬到那個殼。

you get the explosion of beef flavor

牛肉味十足

Evelina: The mint and sumac

艾芙麗娜薄荷和苦楝樹

and red pepper gives big flavor on top of it.

和紅辣椒給它上面的大味道。

It's special.

這是特別的。

I don't know.

我不知道。

It's good.

很好啊

You will try.

你會努力的

And you will see how good it is. (laughing)

你會看到它有多好。（笑）

Sarkes: So you're not missing out

薩克斯所以你不會錯過

(Both) Hey!

嘿！

Sarkes: Peekaboo!

薩克斯：Peekaboo!

And here's our future generation

這就是我們的下一代

that we were speaking of

我們所說的

that we definitely want them to learn

我們一定要讓他們學會

and know what this tradition is.

並知道這個傳統是什麼。

And here's number two, see?

這是第二個，看到了嗎？

And this is my sister right here.

這是我妹妹，就在這裡。

Francine: It's really important for me, for the

弗朗辛。這對我來說真的很重要，對我來說...

kids to learn these traditions

讓孩子們學習這些傳統

growing up in diaspora America, Los Angeles,

成長在僑居美國的洛杉磯。

they're gonna learn the culture of LA

他們會學習洛杉磯的文化

but I want them to learn traditions and family.

但我想讓他們學習傳統和家庭。

And you know what

你知道嗎？

their grandmothers and ancestors cooked

祖祖輩輩都在做飯

Its important to keep our culture-

其重要的是保持我們的文化-

- Hello

- 你好

(laughing)

（笑）

Narrator: Evelina and her husband Grant left Armenia

旁白：艾芙麗娜和她的丈夫格蘭特離開了亞美尼亞

in the early '90s and started

在90年代初，開始

the family business in downtown LA

洛杉磯市中心的家族企業

only to have their doors

慘遭滅門

close a few months later.

幾個月後，關閉。

Then 16 years ago, the family decided to continue

16年前，家人決定繼續。

with the monta dream and open a small

與蒙太夢開小

200-square-foot shop in Pasadena where Grant

在帕薩迪納200平方英尺的店面，格蘭特在那裡。

and Sarkes usually work

和Sarkes通常工作

and later expanded to Glendale.

後來擴大到格倫代爾。

Sarkes: My great-grandparents were from Erzincan,

Sarkes。我的曾祖父母來自埃爾津坎。

Kars, Adana, Sis, and Van.

卡爾斯、阿達納、西斯和範。

My grandparents after the events of 1915

一九一五事件後我的祖父母。

migrated outside of Armenia

遷出亞美尼亞

and they went to Lebanon, France, and Romania.

他們去了黎巴嫩、法國和羅馬尼亞。

And then when it all came back together

然後當一切都恢復正常

all those collective styles of cooking

五花八門

and those flavors

和那些味道

and all those traditions came together.

和所有這些傳統走到了一起。

As our family's recipes.

作為我們家的食譜。

Evelina: When I was growing up,

艾芙麗娜當我長大的時候

I had two grandma,

我有兩個奶奶。

one grandma was making open ones.

一個奶奶在做開的。

The other one closed ones.

另一個是封閉式的。

I saw that. Maybe they were in

我看到了也許他們是在

different regions.

不同區域。

But beside my two grandmas,

但在我的兩位奶奶身邊。

I had my maternal grandfather's cousin

我有我外公的表哥。

from whom I learned how to open the dough

我從他那裡學會了如何打開面團。

and how to make all the food.

以及如何製作所有的食物。

How to make the syrups, how to make the fillings.

如何製作糖漿，如何製作餡料。

And we call her Beebee.

我們稱她為Beebee。

My father made this in Armenia

這是我父親在亞美尼亞做的

from a walnut tree.

從核桃樹。

And my mom is keeping the spice

而我媽媽則是保持著香料

the mint and sumac and red pepper in there.

薄荷，蘇木和紅辣椒在那裡。

This piece we have it.

這塊我們有了。

So we are keeping like a treasure.

所以我們是守株待兔，如獲至寶。

These are treasure for me.

這些對我來說都是寶貝。

Narrator: Evelina's grandchildren are often at the shop

旁白：艾芙麗娜的孫子們經常在店裡玩

with their family,

與他們的家人。

learning how to make the dish themselves.

學習如何自己做菜。

It's like a treasure for them.

對他們來說，這就像一個寶藏。

It's memory

這是記憶

I know now they change a lot.

我現在知道他們變化很大。

They don't pay attention

他們不注意

to the memories, but for me, it's important.

的記憶，但對我來說，這很重要。

I don't know.

我不知道。

(laughs)

（笑）