If all you know about Azerbaijan is that it is a former Soviet republic, you may assume that its food falls into the Eastern European category. Looking at a map, however, you'll see that Azerbaijan is closer to Turkey and Iran than to Moscow, which explains the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern influence in the food. For diners that means a wide variety of dishes; for vegetarian diners at Caucasus Garden in Sheepshead Bay, that means lots of options to choose from. More