Georgia: Cuisine and Recipes

The cuisine of Georgia is a secret delight from the Caucusus region of southwest Asia. Wild greens, fresh cheeses and a dizzying variety of home-baked breads accompany handmade sausages, slow-braised meats and pan-roasted chicken. Georgians love well-seasoned food, and use wild herbs, wine, vinegar, garlic, walnuts, pomegranates and even marigold petals with joyful abandon.

Colorful and bursting with bold, fresh flavors, Georgian dishes were stars of Soviet ethnic cuisine during the dour old days of the USSR.

Typical Georgian Dishes

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A list of typical Georgian dishes and foods. Use it to help you plan a Georgian-style meal, party or festival.

Appetizers

Ispanskhi Pkhali (Spinach-walnut spread)
Tolma (Stuffed vegetables)

Breakfast

Chizhi Pizhi (Baked omelet)

Dairy & Cheese

Arazhani (Sour cream)
Gadazelili (Farmer cheese with mint)
Khacho (Yogurt cheese)
Matsoni (Yogurt)
Suluguni (Mozzarella-like fresh cheese)

Pasta and Dumplings

Khinkali (Meat-filled dumplings)

Poultry

Bhughlama (Stewed chicken and vegetables)
Kotmis Satsivi (Chicken with walnut sauce)
Tabaka (Chicken under a brick)

Meats

Basturma (Air-dried cured beef)
Fidjin (Meat pie)
Khashlama (Slow-braised beef)
Kupati (Spicy sausage)
Mtsvadi (Skewered lamb kebabs)
Shemwvari Gochi (Roast suckling pig)

Fish & Seafood

Tatris Basturma (Grilled marinated fish)
Tevzi Kindzmarshi (Fish in cilantro sauce)
Kalmakhi Nigvzit da Brotseulit (Trout stuffed with walnuts and pomegranate)

Vegetables & Beans

Badrijani Bazhashi (Eggplant stuffed with walnuts)
Lobio Nigvzit (Red beans with walnuts)
Shemtsvari Lobio (Herbed green beans)
Soko Arajanit (Mushrooms in sour cream sauce)

Breads and Grains

Deda Puri (Mother's bread)
Ghomi (Cornmeal mush)
Khachapuri (Cheese bread)
Lavashi (Flatbread)
Lobiani (Bean-filled bread)
Mtchadi (Cornbread)
Pilavi (Rice pilaf)

Salads

Badrijani Salati (Eggplant and pomegranate salad)
Salat Olivier (Russian vegetable salad)
Shemtsvari Tsitsaka (Roasted sweet red peppers)

Soups & Stews

Chakapuli (Lamb and herb stew)
Chakokhbili (Spicy chicken and beef stew)
Chikhirtma (Tart chicken soup)
Kharcho (Sour beef and rice stew)

Pickles and Preserves

Kaklis Muraba (Pickled walnuts)

Sauces and Condiments

Ajika (Spicy red pepper sauce)
Bazha (Walnut sauce)
Charkhlis Tsveni (Beet sauce)
Khmeli Suneli (Georgian spice blend)
Tkemali (Sour plum sauce)

Desserts

Churchkhella (Walnut-grape candy)
Gozinakhi (Honey-walnut squares)
Tkhlopi (Fruit leather)

Beverages

Beer
Vodka
Wine

Georgian Recipes

Try these recipes from Georgia.

Khinkali

(Georgian meat-filled dumplings)

Shashlik

(Central Asian grilled skewered lamb)

Lavash

(Southwest Asian thin flatbread)

Tabaka

(Georgian chicken under a brick)

Garo

(Georgian walnut, cilantro and garlic sauce)

Kotmis Satsivi

(Georgian chicken with walnut sauce)

Acharuli Khachapuri

(Georgian boat-shaped cheesebread with egg and butter)

Niortskali

(Georgian garlic and cilantro sauce)

Nasrahab

(Georgian pomegranate molasses; see Rob e-Anar recipe)

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