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Khachapuri

khah-chah-POO-ree
Also Known As Hachapuri

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A Georgian dish of leavened bread filled with cheese, and sometimes egg or butter, molded into regional shapes. The Imeretian form, filled with white Imeretian salted cheese, is the most widespread; the boat-shaped Adjarian version is topped with a raw egg yolk and butter stirred in at the table.

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Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1100 1
Marks the twelfth century, the era Wikipedia's own account credits as the probable period of Georgia's cultural renaissance in which khachapuri arose, though its specific root remains unclear.
Origin Region
Georgia; the Imeretian form is the most popular, made with white Imeretian salted cheese. 1
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1. Khachapuri (Wikipedia)
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Khachapuri is a Georgian dish of cheese-filled bread. The bread is leavened and allowed to rise, molded into various shapes, and then filled in the center with a mixture of cheese, and sometimes eggs or other ingredients.
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1. Khachapuri (Wikipedia)
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Quote, section: Imeretian khachapuri
The most popular form, made with a yeast dough filled with white Imeretian salted cheese.
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1. Khachapuri (Wikipedia)
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