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Georgian Cuisine

Middle Eastern and South Asian Cuisines

The cooking traditions of Georgia in the South Caucasus, distinct in character while sharing threads with the cuisines of the wider Caucasus, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Every region of the country keeps its own distinct style, from the cheese-filled breads of Imereti and Adjara to the mountain dumplings of the Georgian highlands, built around walnuts, fresh herbs, pomegranate and the country's own ancient wine. These cheese-filled breads are collectively known as khachapuri, an appetizer whose exact preparation and filling changes from region to region. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Signature Technique
Fermenting and ageing wine, skins and all, in qvevri, large clay vessels buried in the ground, a method with roughly 8,000 years of continuity that UNESCO has listed as intangible cultural heritage; bread is traditionally baked against the wall of a round clay oven called a tone. 1
Origin Region
Georgia, in the South Caucasus, with every region of the country keeping its own distinct style of food preparation. 1
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Source Georgian Cuisine (Wikipedia)

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Khachapuri, Dishes
Source Khachapuri (Wikipedia)
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1. Georgian Cuisine (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • introduction
    Every region of Georgia has its own distinct style of food preparation.
  • section: Wine
    Georgia is the oldest wine-producing region in the world...for at least 8000 years.
  • section: Appetizers
    Khachapuri (ხაჭაპური): Cheese-bread with regional variation.
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Khachapuri (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFeatures Dish: Khachapuri, introduction
Quote, Features Dish: Khachapuri, introduction
Khachapuri is a Georgian dish of cheese-filled bread.
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Achma (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Achma, Wikipedia summary extract, opening sentenceView the Source
Shawarma (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFeatures Dish: Shawarma, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Shashlik (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFeatures Dish: Shashlik, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Stuffed leaves (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Sarma, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Dolma (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFeatures Dish: Dolma, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Chanakhi (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Chanakhi, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Pelamushi (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Pelamushi, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Shoti (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Shoti, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Shkmeruli (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Shkmeruli, Wikipedia category listView the Source
Chashushuli (Wikipedia)
Features Dish: Chashushuli, Wikipedia category listView the Source

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