Adjara
Achma
Georgian layered cheese pie — paper-thin dough sheets, two cheeses, plenty of butter
150 min·8 servings
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The regions
Adjara
Adjara
Khachapuri Acharuli
A yeast dough boat filled with sulguni, runny egg yolk and cold butter
150 min·4 servings
The regions
Imereti
Imereti
Tarkhuna
Georgian tarragon lemonade: tarragon syrup, lemon and fizz, served ice-cold
90 min·4 servings
Imereti
Imeruli Khachapuri
Soft yeasted bread with a molten cheese centre, buttered straight from the oven
120 min·4 servings
The regions
Samegrelo (Mingrelia)
Samegrelo (Mingrelia)
Adjika
Fiery Georgian chili paste with garlic, tomatoes and blue fenugreek
90 min·10 servings
Samegrelo (Mingrelia)
Bazhe
Georgian walnut sauce with garlic, blue fenugreek and coriander
25 min·6 servings
Samegrelo (Mingrelia)
Elarji
Cheese-pulled cornmeal from Mingrelia — straight from the pot to the plate
70 min·4 servings
Samegrelo (Mingrelia)
Megruli Khachapuri
Cheese-filled yeast bread with molten sulguni baked on top
150 min·4 servings
On the map part of Racha-Lechkhumi
Svaneti
The regions
Kakheti
Kakheti
Chakapuli
Lamb braised with mountains of tarragon, sour plums and white wine
120 min·6 servings
The regions
Kartli
The regions
Guria
The regions
Racha-Lechkhumi
Racha-Lechkhumi
Lobiani
Georgian yeast bread stuffed with spiced beans, Racha style
240 min·6 servings
Racha-Lechkhumi
Shkmeruli
Crisp pan-fried chicken swimming in a creamy garlic sauce
70 min·4 servings
The regions
Abkhazia
Abkhazia
Chirbuli
Eggs poached in tomato juices with walnuts, chilli and a pile of fresh herbs
30 min·2 servings
The regions
Samtskhe-Javakheti
On the map part of Kakheti
Tusheti
On the map part of Georgian highlands
Khevsureti
The regions
Georgian highlands
Georgian highlands
Khinkali
Georgian soup dumplings with spiced meat and hot broth inside
120 min·6 servings
The regions
Tbilisi
Not tied to one region
Cooked all over Georgia
Georgia
Chashushuli
Spicy Georgian beef and tomato stew, finished with a fistful of herbs
120 min·4 servings
Georgia
Beetroot Pkhali
Cold walnut and beetroot balls with coriander and pomegranate
90 min·6 servings
Georgia
Tabaka
Georgian chicken under a weight — crackling skin, punchy garlic sauce
60 min·2 servings
Georgia
Tkemali
Georgian sour plum sauce with garlic, cilantro and pennyroyal mint
75 min·10 servings
Georgia
Churchkhela
Walnuts on a string, dipped in thickened grape juice — Georgia's autumn sweet
120 min·8 servings
Georgia
Chikhirtma
Georgian chicken soup thickened with egg yolk and vinegar, bright with cilantro
110 min·6 servings
Georgia
Ajapsandali
Georgian eggplant stew with peppers, tomatoes and a mountain of fresh herbs
75 min·4 servings
Georgia
Spinach Pkhali
Chilled walnut and spinach bites with pomegranate and Georgian spices
45 min·4 servings
Georgia
Chakhokhbili
Georgian chicken stew with tomatoes and a whole lot of fresh herbs
75 min·4 servings
Georgia
Badrijani Nigvzit
Fried eggplant rolls with spiced walnut paste and pomegranate
90 min·4 servings
Georgia
Lobio
Georgian red bean stew with walnuts, coriander and a splash of vinegar
90 min·4 servings