Cuisine in Georgia

Khachapuri

Cheese-filled bread. Adjaran style is boat-shaped eaten mixing egg and butter.

• Region: Nationwide
• Main ingredients: Wheat flour, Sulguni cheese, Egg, Butter

Khinkali

Large soup dumplings filled with meat juice. Eaten by hand with black pepper.

• Region: Mountain origin
• Main ingredients: Beef/pork mince, Wheat flour, Onion, Spices

Mtsvadi

Charcoal skewered meat enjoyed with pomegranate sauce.

• Region: Kakheti
• Main ingredients: Pork or mutton, Pomegranate juice, Onion

Lobio

Red kidney bean stew simmered in iron pot.

• Region: Imereti
• Main ingredients: Red kidney beans, Coriander, Onion

Chakapuli

Spring lamb stew cooked with herbs and white wine.

• Region: Kakheti
• Main ingredients: Lamb meat, Tarragon, White wine, Plum sauce

Badrijani Nigvzit

Eggplant appetizer rolled with walnut paste.

• Region: Nationwide
• Main ingredients: Eggplant, Walnuts, Garlic, Pomegranate seeds

Satsivi

New Year dish of turkey mixed with walnut sauce.

• Region: Megrelian
• Main ingredients: Turkey, Walnuts, Cinnamon, Garlic

Churchkhela

Traditional sweet of walnuts solidified in grape juice.

• Region: Nationwide
• Main ingredients: Walnuts, Concentrated grape juice, Wheat flour

Pkhali

Spinach and beet walnut-dressed appetizer.

• Region: Nationwide
• Main ingredients: Beets, Spinach, Walnuts, Herbs

Kvachapla

Cold sour soup using fermented milk.

• Region: Svaneti
• Main ingredients: Matsoni, Cucumber, Dill