๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช Georgian Eats
Traditional Georgian feast

Recipes, wine & food culture from Georgia

One of the world's great undiscovered cuisines, explored dish by dish.

Khinkali: Georgia's Legendary Soup Dumplings
Featured Recipe

Khinkali: Georgia's Legendary Soup Dumplings

Meat filling, dough technique, pleating method, and the unwritten rules.

15 min read
Adjarian Khachapuri

Adjarian Khachapuri

10 min
Imeretian Khachapuri

Imeretian Khachapuri

14 min
Megrelian Khachapuri

Megrelian Khachapuri

16 min
Penovani Khachapuri

Penovani Khachapuri

14 min
Gurian Khachapuri

Gurian Khachapuri

12 min
Lobio: Georgia's Smoky Bean Stew

Lobio: Georgia's Smoky Bean Stew

12 min
Matsoni: Homemade Georgian Yogurt

Matsoni: Homemade Georgian Yogurt

15 min
Borano: Adjarian Melted Sulguni in Butter

Borano: Adjarian Melted Sulguni in Butter

14 min
Tashmijabi: Svaneti's Stretchy Potato and Cheese Mash

Tashmijabi: Svaneti's Stretchy Potato and Cheese Mash

16 min
Kikliko: Georgian Egg-Fried Bread

Kikliko: Georgian Egg-Fried Bread

14 min
Jonjoli: Georgian Pickled Bladdernut Blossoms

Jonjoli: Georgian Pickled Bladdernut Blossoms

15 min
Georgian Salad: Tomato, Cucumber & Walnut Dressing

Georgian Salad: Tomato, Cucumber & Walnut Dressing

15 min
Pickled Green Tomatoes: Georgian Mzhave Pomidori

Pickled Green Tomatoes: Georgian Mzhave Pomidori

16 min
Khabidzgina: Ossetian Khachapuri with Potato and Cheese

Khabidzgina: Ossetian Khachapuri with Potato and Cheese

17 min
Pkhlovani: Svaneti's Spinach and Cheese Bread

Pkhlovani: Svaneti's Spinach and Cheese Bread

16 min
Badrijani Nigvzit

Badrijani Nigvzit

14 min
Shkmeruli: Garlic Chicken

Shkmeruli: Garlic Chicken

14 min
Ostri: Georgian Spicy Beef

Ostri: Georgian Spicy Beef

16 min
Pkhali: Walnut-Herb Bites

Pkhali: Walnut-Herb Bites

14 min
Chakapuli: Spring Lamb Stew

Chakapuli: Spring Lamb Stew

16 min
Satsivi: Cold Chicken in Walnut Sauce

Satsivi: Cold Chicken in Walnut Sauce

16 min
Kharcho: Spiced Beef & Walnut Soup

Kharcho: Spiced Beef & Walnut Soup

16 min
Tkemali: Sour Plum Sauce

Tkemali: Sour Plum Sauce

14 min
Tklapi: Georgian Sour Plum Fruit Leather

Tklapi: Georgian Sour Plum Fruit Leather

16 min
Ojakhuri: Pork & Potatoes

Ojakhuri: Pork & Potatoes

14 min
Lobiani: Bean-Stuffed Bread

Lobiani: Bean-Stuffed Bread

16 min
Chanakhi: Lamb & Eggplant Stew

Chanakhi: Lamb & Eggplant Stew

16 min
Mtsvadi: Georgian BBQ Pork

Mtsvadi: Georgian BBQ Pork

16 min
Kubdari: Svaneti's Meat Bread

Kubdari: Svaneti's Meat Bread

18 min
Elarji: Stretchy Cheesy Cornmeal

Elarji: Stretchy Cheesy Cornmeal

14 min
Chicken Tabaka: Crispy Pressed Chicken

Chicken Tabaka: Crispy Pressed Chicken

16 min
Chikhirtma: Egg-Lemon Chicken Soup

Chikhirtma: Egg-Lemon Chicken Soup

14 min
Mchadi: Georgia's Golden Cornbread

Mchadi: Georgia's Golden Cornbread

10 min
Tolma: Georgian Stuffed Grape Leaves

Tolma: Georgian Stuffed Grape Leaves

14 min
Ajapsandali: Georgia's Smoky Eggplant Stew

Ajapsandali: Georgia's Smoky Eggplant Stew

14 min
Kupati: Georgia's Spiced Pork Sausage

Kupati: Georgia's Spiced Pork Sausage

16 min
Shotis Puri: Georgia's Iconic Bread

Shotis Puri: Georgia's Iconic Bread

18 min
Kuchmachi: Organ Meats with Walnuts & Pomegranate

Kuchmachi: Organ Meats with Walnuts & Pomegranate

16 min
Chashushuli: Spicy Beef and Tomato Stew

Chashushuli: Spicy Beef and Tomato Stew

18 min
Chakhokhbili: Herb-Loaded Chicken Stew

Chakhokhbili: Herb-Loaded Chicken Stew

16 min
Adjika: Georgia's Fiery Chili Paste

Adjika: Georgia's Fiery Chili Paste

14 min
Satsebeli: Georgia's Universal Tomato Sauce

Satsebeli: Georgia's Universal Tomato Sauce

14 min
Bazhe: Cold Walnut Garlic Sauce

Bazhe: Cold Walnut Garlic Sauce

12 min
Soko Ketsze: Mushrooms with Butter & Cheese

Soko Ketsze: Mushrooms with Butter & Cheese

12 min
Khashi: Georgia's 6 AM Tripe Soup

Khashi: Georgia's 6 AM Tripe Soup

16 min
Gebzhalia: Cheese Rolls in Mint Sauce

Gebzhalia: Cheese Rolls in Mint Sauce

14 min
Chvishtari: Svaneti's Cheese-Stuffed Cornbread

Chvishtari: Svaneti's Cheese-Stuffed Cornbread

12 min
Gozinaki: Honey-Walnut Brittle

Gozinaki: Honey-Walnut Brittle

14 min
Achma: Layered Cheese Pie

Achma: Layered Cheese Pie

16 min
Pelamushi: Grape Pudding

Pelamushi: Grape Pudding

12 min
Nazuki: Sweet Spiced Bread

Nazuki: Sweet Spiced Bread

16 min
Kada: Buttery Layered Pastry

Kada: Buttery Layered Pastry

18 min
Paska: Georgian Easter Bread

Paska: Georgian Easter Bread

16 min
Churchkhela: Georgia's Grape-and-Walnut Candy

Churchkhela: Georgia's Grape-and-Walnut Candy

18 min
Chirbuli: Eggs in Tomato-Walnut Sauce

Chirbuli: Eggs in Tomato-Walnut Sauce

14 min
Kalmakhi: Georgian Grilled Trout (3 Ways)

Kalmakhi: Georgian Grilled Trout (3 Ways)

16 min
Sinori: Adjara's Buttery Bread Rolls

Sinori: Adjara's Buttery Bread Rolls

16 min

Food Culture

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Seasonal Food Calendar

Seasonal Food Calendar

What Georgians eat month by month โ€” spring tarragon stews, summer tomatoes, autumn churchkhela, winter feasts.

22 min read
Khachapuri: The Definitive Guide

Khachapuri: The Definitive Guide

Every variety of Georgia's iconic cheese bread โ€” Adjarian boats, Imeretian rounds, Megrelian double-cheese, and more.

20 min read
Georgian Breakfast

Georgian Breakfast

What Georgians actually eat in the morning โ€” bread, cheese, matsoni, chirbuli, and the legendary guesthouse spread.

16 min read
20 Dishes You Need to Try

20 Dishes You Need to Try

The definitive guide to Georgian food โ€” what to order, how to eat it, and what makes it unlike anything else.

18 min read
The Georgian Supra

The Georgian Supra

The tamada, the toasts, the food, the wine โ€” Georgia's legendary feast tradition.

14 min read
Churchkhela: Ancient Walnut Candy

Churchkhela: Ancient Walnut Candy

How it's made, regional varieties, where to buy.

14 min read
Georgian Spices & Herbs

Georgian Spices & Herbs

Khmeli suneli, utskho suneli, svanetian salt, adjika โ€” every spice that defines the cuisine.

18 min read
Georgian Street Food

Georgian Street Food

Bakery windows, stuffed breads, grilled meats โ€” what locals actually eat standing up.

14 min read
Regional Cuisine Guide

Regional Cuisine Guide

How Georgian food changes from west to east โ€” eight distinct cuisines in one country.

20 min read
Sauces & Condiments Guide

Sauces & Condiments Guide

Tkemali, bazhe, adjika, satsebeli โ€” every sauce that defines Georgian cooking.

18 min read
Desserts & Sweets Guide

Desserts & Sweets Guide

Churchkhela, gozinaki, pelamushi, nazuki โ€” every Georgian sweet worth knowing.

18 min read
Georgian Bread Guide

Georgian Bread Guide

Shotis puri, mchadi, lobiani, kubdari, nazuki โ€” every type of Georgian bread explained.

18 min read
Soups & Stews Guide

Soups & Stews Guide

Kharcho, chakapuli, chikhirtma, chanakhi โ€” every major Georgian soup and stew explained.

18 min read
Salads & Cold Dishes Guide

Salads & Cold Dishes Guide

Pkhali, badrijani, walnut-dressed salads โ€” the art of the Georgian mezze spread.

16 min read
Pickles & Preserves Guide

Pickles & Preserves Guide

Jonjoli, mzhave, pickled green tomatoes, garlic โ€” every pickle on the Georgian table.

18 min read
Vegetarian & Vegan Guide

Vegetarian & Vegan Guide

Georgia is one of the most vegetarian-friendly cuisines on earth โ€” walnuts, beans, eggplant, and 200 fasting days a year.

18 min read
Georgian Drinks Guide

Georgian Drinks Guide

From Borjomi mineral water to chacha โ€” everything Georgians drink beyond wine.

16 min read
Cooking Techniques Guide

Cooking Techniques Guide

Ketsi clay pan cooking, walnut paste grinding, khinkali pleating โ€” the methods that make Georgian food taste right.

20 min read

Essential Georgian Dishes

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Khachapuri

แƒฎแƒแƒญแƒแƒžแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜

Cheese-filled bread in dozens of styles

๐ŸฅŸ

Khinkali

แƒฎแƒ˜แƒœแƒ™แƒแƒšแƒ˜

Giant soup dumplings

๐Ÿ—

Shkmeruli

แƒจแƒฅแƒ›แƒ”แƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

Garlic chicken in creamy milk sauce

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Badrijani

แƒ‘แƒแƒ“แƒ แƒ˜แƒฏแƒแƒœแƒ˜

Eggplant rolls with walnut paste

๐Ÿซ˜

Lobio

แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ

Spiced bean stew in a clay pot

๐Ÿฌ

Churchkhela

แƒฉแƒฃแƒ แƒฉแƒฎแƒ”แƒšแƒ

Walnut candy dipped in grape juice

๐Ÿ–

Mtsvadi

แƒ›แƒฌแƒ•แƒแƒ“แƒ˜

Grilled meat over grapevine coals

๐Ÿฅœ

Pkhali

แƒคแƒฎแƒแƒšแƒ˜

Walnut-paste vegetable balls

๐Ÿฅ›

Matsoni

แƒ›แƒแƒฌแƒแƒœแƒ˜

Tangy Georgian cultured milk for breakfast, sauces, and cooling side dishes

๐Ÿซ•

Borano

แƒ‘แƒแƒ แƒแƒœแƒ

Adjara's molten sulguni and butter dish, eaten fast while the cheese still stretches

๐Ÿฅ”

Tashmijabi

แƒ—แƒแƒจแƒ›แƒ˜แƒฏแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜

Svaneti's stretchy potato-and-sulguni mash โ€” part side dish, part full mountain meal depending on how cold it is outside

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Kikliko

แƒ™แƒ˜แƒ™แƒšแƒ˜แƒ™แƒ

Georgia's egg-fried breakfast bread, eaten sweet with jam or savory with cheese depending on the house

๐ŸŒธ

Jonjoli

แƒฏแƒแƒœแƒฏแƒแƒšแƒ˜

Pickled bladdernut blossoms dressed with onion and oil โ€” one of Georgia's most distinctive spring table pickles

๐ŸŒฟ

Chakapuli

แƒฉแƒแƒฅแƒแƒคแƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

Spring lamb stew with tarragon and sour plums

๐Ÿฅ—

Georgian Salad

แƒ™แƒ˜แƒขแƒ แƒ˜-แƒžแƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ•แƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒกแƒแƒšแƒแƒ—แƒ

Ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs, and the walnut-dressed version that belongs beside half the cuisine

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Pickled Green Tomatoes

แƒ›แƒŸแƒแƒ•แƒ” แƒžแƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒ แƒ˜

Whole fermented green tomatoes with garlic and dill โ€” one of the cold sour essentials on the Georgian table

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Satsivi

แƒกแƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ•แƒ˜

Cold chicken in walnut sauce

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Kharcho

แƒฎแƒแƒ แƒฉแƒ

Spiced beef and walnut soup

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Tkemali

แƒขแƒงแƒ”แƒ›แƒแƒšแƒ˜

Sour plum sauce โ€” Georgia's ketchup

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Tklapi

แƒขแƒงแƒšแƒแƒžแƒ˜

Sour plum fruit leather rolled into sheets for kharcho, chakapuli, and sharp little pantry bites

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Ojakhuri

แƒแƒฏแƒแƒฎแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜

Family-style fried pork and potatoes

๐Ÿซ“

Lobiani

แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ˜

Bean-stuffed flatbread โ€” Barbaroba tradition

๐Ÿ”๏ธ

Kubdari

แƒ™แƒฃแƒ‘แƒ“แƒแƒ แƒ˜

Svaneti's spiced meat bread

๐Ÿฒ

Chanakhi

แƒฉแƒแƒœแƒแƒฎแƒ˜

Slow-baked lamb and eggplant in clay pots

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Elarji

แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒ แƒฏแƒ˜

Stretchy cheesy cornmeal from Samegrelo

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Tabaka

แƒขแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒ™แƒ

Crispy pressed chicken under a weight

๐Ÿฅฃ

Chikhirtma

แƒฉแƒ˜แƒฎแƒ˜แƒ แƒ—แƒ›แƒ

Silky egg-lemon chicken soup

๐ŸŒฝ

Mchadi

แƒ›แƒญแƒแƒ“แƒ˜

Golden pan-fried cornbread

๐Ÿ‡

Tolma

แƒขแƒแƒšแƒ›แƒ

Stuffed grape leaves with matsoni sauce

๐ŸŒญ

Kupati

แƒ™แƒฃแƒžแƒแƒขแƒ˜

Spiced pork sausage grilled over charcoal

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Ajapsandali

แƒแƒฏแƒแƒคแƒกแƒแƒœแƒ“แƒแƒšแƒ˜

Smoky eggplant-pepper-tomato stew

๐Ÿž

Shotis Puri

แƒจแƒแƒ—แƒ˜แƒก แƒžแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜

Canoe-shaped bread from the tone oven

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Kuchmachi

แƒ™แƒฃแƒญแƒ›แƒแƒญแƒ˜

Organ meats with walnuts and pomegranate

๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

Chashushuli

แƒฉแƒแƒจแƒฃแƒจแƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

Spicy beef stew in no-water tomato sauce

๐Ÿฅ˜

Ostri

แƒแƒกแƒขแƒ แƒ˜

Tender beef in spicy tomato and adjika sauce โ€” quicker and sharper than chashushuli

๐Ÿ—

Chakhokhbili

แƒฉแƒแƒฎแƒแƒฎแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜

Herb-loaded chicken stew in tomato sauce

๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

Adjika

แƒแƒฏแƒ˜แƒ™แƒ

Fiery chili paste from western Georgia

๐Ÿ…

Satsebeli

แƒกแƒแƒฌแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜

Tomato-walnut sauce โ€” the universal condiment

๐Ÿฅœ

Bazhe

แƒ‘แƒแƒŸแƒ”

Cold walnut-garlic sauce โ€” the mother sauce

๐Ÿ„

Soko Ketsze

แƒกแƒแƒ™แƒ แƒ™แƒ”แƒชแƒ–แƒ”

Butter-drenched mushrooms with melted cheese

๐Ÿฒ

Khashi

แƒฎแƒแƒจแƒ˜

6 AM tripe soup โ€” the real hangover cure

๐ŸŒฟ

Gebzhalia

แƒ’แƒ”แƒ‘แƒŸแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒ

Cheese rolls in mint-matsoni sauce

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Chvishtari

แƒฉแƒ•แƒ˜แƒจแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ˜

Svaneti's cheese-stuffed cornbread

๐Ÿฅ”

Khabidzgina

แƒฎแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒซแƒ’แƒ˜แƒœแƒ

Thin Ossetian-style potato-and-cheese khachapuri with a soft filling and barely-there crust

๐Ÿฅฌ

Pkhlovani

แƒคแƒฎแƒšแƒแƒ•แƒแƒœแƒ˜

Svanetian greens-and-cheese stuffed bread with a thin crust and a filling that tastes properly of spinach, herbs, and mountain cheese

๐Ÿฏ

Gozinaki

แƒ’แƒแƒ–แƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒงแƒ˜

Honey-walnut brittle for New Year's

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Achma

แƒแƒฉแƒ›แƒ

Layered cheese pie with boiled dough

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Pelamushi

แƒคแƒ”แƒšแƒแƒ›แƒฃแƒจแƒ˜

Grape pudding from concentrated juice

๐Ÿž

Nazuki

แƒœแƒแƒ–แƒฃแƒฅแƒ˜

Sweet spiced bread with cinnamon and raisins

๐Ÿณ

Chirbuli

แƒฉแƒ˜แƒ แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

Eggs poached in tomato-walnut sauce

๐Ÿฅฉ

Abkhazura

แƒแƒ‘แƒฎแƒแƒ–แƒฃแƒ แƒ

Spiced meatballs in caul fat from Abkhazia

๐Ÿž

Paska

แƒžแƒแƒกแƒ™แƒ

Sweet Easter bread glazed in white icing