Recipes, wine & food culture from Georgia
One of the world's great undiscovered cuisines, explored dish by dish.
Recipes
View all โ
Khinkali: Georgia's Legendary Soup Dumplings
Meat filling, dough technique, pleating method, and the unwritten rules.
15 min read
Adjarian Khachapuri
10 min
Imeretian Khachapuri
14 min
Megrelian Khachapuri
16 min
Penovani Khachapuri
14 min
Gurian Khachapuri
12 min
Lobio: Georgia's Smoky Bean Stew
12 min
Matsoni: Homemade Georgian Yogurt
15 min
Borano: Adjarian Melted Sulguni in Butter
14 min
Tashmijabi: Svaneti's Stretchy Potato and Cheese Mash
16 min
Kikliko: Georgian Egg-Fried Bread
14 min
Jonjoli: Georgian Pickled Bladdernut Blossoms
15 min
Georgian Salad: Tomato, Cucumber & Walnut Dressing
15 min
Pickled Green Tomatoes: Georgian Mzhave Pomidori
16 min
Khabidzgina: Ossetian Khachapuri with Potato and Cheese
17 min
Pkhlovani: Svaneti's Spinach and Cheese Bread
16 min
Badrijani Nigvzit
14 min
Shkmeruli: Garlic Chicken
14 min
Ostri: Georgian Spicy Beef
16 min
Pkhali: Walnut-Herb Bites
14 min
Chakapuli: Spring Lamb Stew
16 min
Satsivi: Cold Chicken in Walnut Sauce
16 min
Kharcho: Spiced Beef & Walnut Soup
16 min
Tkemali: Sour Plum Sauce
14 min
Tklapi: Georgian Sour Plum Fruit Leather
16 min
Ojakhuri: Pork & Potatoes
14 min
Lobiani: Bean-Stuffed Bread
16 min
Chanakhi: Lamb & Eggplant Stew
16 min
Mtsvadi: Georgian BBQ Pork
16 min
Kubdari: Svaneti's Meat Bread
18 min
Elarji: Stretchy Cheesy Cornmeal
14 min
Chicken Tabaka: Crispy Pressed Chicken
16 min
Chikhirtma: Egg-Lemon Chicken Soup
14 min
Mchadi: Georgia's Golden Cornbread
10 min
Tolma: Georgian Stuffed Grape Leaves
14 min
Ajapsandali: Georgia's Smoky Eggplant Stew
14 min
Kupati: Georgia's Spiced Pork Sausage
16 min
Shotis Puri: Georgia's Iconic Bread
18 min
Kuchmachi: Organ Meats with Walnuts & Pomegranate
16 min
Chashushuli: Spicy Beef and Tomato Stew
18 min
Chakhokhbili: Herb-Loaded Chicken Stew
16 min
Adjika: Georgia's Fiery Chili Paste
14 min
Satsebeli: Georgia's Universal Tomato Sauce
14 min
Bazhe: Cold Walnut Garlic Sauce
12 min
Soko Ketsze: Mushrooms with Butter & Cheese
12 min
Khashi: Georgia's 6 AM Tripe Soup
16 min
Gebzhalia: Cheese Rolls in Mint Sauce
14 min
Chvishtari: Svaneti's Cheese-Stuffed Cornbread
12 min
Gozinaki: Honey-Walnut Brittle
14 min
Achma: Layered Cheese Pie
16 min
Pelamushi: Grape Pudding
12 min
Nazuki: Sweet Spiced Bread
16 min
Kada: Buttery Layered Pastry
18 min
Paska: Georgian Easter Bread
16 min
Churchkhela: Georgia's Grape-and-Walnut Candy
18 min
Chirbuli: Eggs in Tomato-Walnut Sauce
14 min
Kalmakhi: Georgian Grilled Trout (3 Ways)
16 min
Sinori: Adjara's Buttery Bread Rolls
16 minFood Culture
View all โ
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
Every variety of Georgia's iconic cheese bread โ Adjarian boats, Imeretian rounds, Megrelian double-cheese, and more.
20 min read
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
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 tamada, the toasts, the food, the wine โ Georgia's legendary feast tradition.
14 min read
Churchkhela: Ancient Walnut Candy
How it's made, regional varieties, where to buy.
14 min read
Georgian Spices & Herbs
Khmeli suneli, utskho suneli, svanetian salt, adjika โ every spice that defines the cuisine.
18 min read
Georgian Street Food
Bakery windows, stuffed breads, grilled meats โ what locals actually eat standing up.
14 min read
Regional Cuisine Guide
How Georgian food changes from west to east โ eight distinct cuisines in one country.
20 min read
Sauces & Condiments Guide
Tkemali, bazhe, adjika, satsebeli โ every sauce that defines Georgian cooking.
18 min read
Desserts & Sweets Guide
Churchkhela, gozinaki, pelamushi, nazuki โ every Georgian sweet worth knowing.
18 min read
Georgian Bread Guide
Shotis puri, mchadi, lobiani, kubdari, nazuki โ every type of Georgian bread explained.
18 min read
Soups & Stews Guide
Kharcho, chakapuli, chikhirtma, chanakhi โ every major Georgian soup and stew explained.
18 min read
Salads & Cold Dishes Guide
Pkhali, badrijani, walnut-dressed salads โ the art of the Georgian mezze spread.
16 min read
Pickles & Preserves Guide
Jonjoli, mzhave, pickled green tomatoes, garlic โ every pickle on the Georgian table.
18 min read
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
From Borjomi mineral water to chacha โ everything Georgians drink beyond wine.
16 min read
Cooking Techniques Guide
Ketsi clay pan cooking, walnut paste grinding, khinkali pleating โ the methods that make Georgian food taste right.
20 min readEssential Georgian Dishes
Khachapuri
แฎแแญแแแฃแ แ
Cheese-filled bread in dozens of styles
Khinkali
แฎแแแแแแ
Giant soup dumplings
Shkmeruli
แจแฅแแแ แฃแแ
Garlic chicken in creamy milk sauce
Badrijani
แแแแ แแฏแแแ
Eggplant rolls with walnut paste
Lobio
แแแแแ
Spiced bean stew in a clay pot
Churchkhela
แฉแฃแ แฉแฎแแแ
Walnut candy dipped in grape juice
Mtsvadi
แแฌแแแแ
Grilled meat over grapevine coals
Pkhali
แคแฎแแแ
Walnut-paste vegetable balls
Matsoni
แแแฌแแแ
Tangy Georgian cultured milk for breakfast, sauces, and cooling side dishes
Borano
แแแ แแแ
Adjara's molten sulguni and butter dish, eaten fast while the cheese still stretches
Tashmijabi
แแแจแแแฏแแแ
Svaneti's stretchy potato-and-sulguni mash โ part side dish, part full mountain meal depending on how cold it is outside
Kikliko
แแแแแแแ
Georgia's egg-fried breakfast bread, eaten sweet with jam or savory with cheese depending on the house
Jonjoli
แฏแแแฏแแแ
Pickled bladdernut blossoms dressed with onion and oil โ one of Georgia's most distinctive spring table pickles
Chakapuli
แฉแแฅแแคแฃแแ
Spring lamb stew with tarragon and sour plums
Georgian Salad
แแแขแ แ-แแแแแแแ แแก แกแแแแแ
Ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs, and the walnut-dressed version that belongs beside half the cuisine
Pickled Green Tomatoes
แแแแแ แแแแแแแ แ
Whole fermented green tomatoes with garlic and dill โ one of the cold sour essentials on the Georgian table
Satsivi
แกแแชแแแ
Cold chicken in walnut sauce
Kharcho
แฎแแ แฉแ
Spiced beef and walnut soup
Tkemali
แขแงแแแแแ
Sour plum sauce โ Georgia's ketchup
Tklapi
แขแงแแแแ
Sour plum fruit leather rolled into sheets for kharcho, chakapuli, and sharp little pantry bites
Ojakhuri
แแฏแแฎแฃแ แ
Family-style fried pork and potatoes
Lobiani
แแแแแแแ
Bean-stuffed flatbread โ Barbaroba tradition
Kubdari
แแฃแแแแ แ
Svaneti's spiced meat bread
Chanakhi
แฉแแแแฎแ
Slow-baked lamb and eggplant in clay pots
Elarji
แแแแ แฏแ
Stretchy cheesy cornmeal from Samegrelo
Tabaka
แขแแแแแ
Crispy pressed chicken under a weight
Chikhirtma
แฉแแฎแแ แแแ
Silky egg-lemon chicken soup
Mchadi
แแญแแแ
Golden pan-fried cornbread
Tolma
แขแแแแ
Stuffed grape leaves with matsoni sauce
Kupati
แแฃแแแขแ
Spiced pork sausage grilled over charcoal
Ajapsandali
แแฏแแคแกแแแแแแ
Smoky eggplant-pepper-tomato stew
Shotis Puri
แจแแแแก แแฃแ แ
Canoe-shaped bread from the tone oven
Kuchmachi
แแฃแญแแแญแ
Organ meats with walnuts and pomegranate
Chashushuli
แฉแแจแฃแจแฃแแ
Spicy beef stew in no-water tomato sauce
Ostri
แแกแขแ แ
Tender beef in spicy tomato and adjika sauce โ quicker and sharper than chashushuli
Chakhokhbili
แฉแแฎแแฎแแแแ
Herb-loaded chicken stew in tomato sauce
Adjika
แแฏแแแ
Fiery chili paste from western Georgia
Satsebeli
แกแแฌแแแแแ
Tomato-walnut sauce โ the universal condiment
Bazhe
แแแแ
Cold walnut-garlic sauce โ the mother sauce
Soko Ketsze
แกแแแ แแแชแแ
Butter-drenched mushrooms with melted cheese
Khashi
แฎแแจแ
6 AM tripe soup โ the real hangover cure
Gebzhalia
แแแแแแแแ
Cheese rolls in mint-matsoni sauce
Chvishtari
แฉแแแจแขแแ แ
Svaneti's cheese-stuffed cornbread
Khabidzgina
แฎแแแแซแแแแ
Thin Ossetian-style potato-and-cheese khachapuri with a soft filling and barely-there crust
Pkhlovani
แคแฎแแแแแแ
Svanetian greens-and-cheese stuffed bread with a thin crust and a filling that tastes properly of spinach, herbs, and mountain cheese
Gozinaki
แแแแแแแงแ
Honey-walnut brittle for New Year's
Achma
แแฉแแ
Layered cheese pie with boiled dough
Pelamushi
แคแแแแแฃแจแ
Grape pudding from concentrated juice
Nazuki
แแแแฃแฅแ
Sweet spiced bread with cinnamon and raisins
Chirbuli
แฉแแ แแฃแแ
Eggs poached in tomato-walnut sauce
Abkhazura
แแแฎแแแฃแ แ
Spiced meatballs in caul fat from Abkhazia
Paska
แแแกแแ
Sweet Easter bread glazed in white icing