Kyalla

Kyalla

Alternative names	Gyumrva kyalla
Course	Main dish
Place of origin	Armenia
Associated cuisine	Armenian cuisine
Main ingredients	Bull's head

Kyalla (Armenian: քյալլա, lit. 'head', Armenian pronunciation: [kʰjɑˈlːɑ])) is a traditional Armenian dish consisting of a roasted bull's head. Historically, it was associated with lower socioeconomic groups, but over time it became more widely consumed and is now particularly popular in the city of Gyumri.^[1]

Etymology

The term kyalla derives from the Gavar dialect of Eastern Armenian, where it means "head."^[2]

See also

• Armenian cuisine

References

1. "National Geographic: Армянская кухня – это не только шашлык и лаваш, но и кялла, гата и еще огромное количество блюд". panorama.am (in Russian). 1 May 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
2. Aghayan, Eduard (1976). Արդի հայերենի բացատրական բառարան [Explanatory Dictionary of Modern Armenian] (in Armenian). Yerevan, Armenia: Hayastan Publishing House.