The Georgian cuisine is unique to the country but also carries some influences from other Caucasian, Eastern European and nearby Middle Eastern culinary traditions. Here is the lists Georgian cuisine you need to try.

1. Khinkali

Khinkali is a very popular Georgian dumpling made of twisted knobs of dough, stuffed with meat and spices. It is considered to be one of the national dishes of Georgia.Different regions of Georgia make khinkali with different fillings. The most popular filling is a pork/beef mix. In the mountains, khinkali is often made with a lamb filling. Fillings can also include Imeretian cheese mixed with cottage cheese; mushrooms; and mashed potato. Kalakuri khinkali means khinkali with thinly chopped parsley and khevsuruli khinkali means without parsley.

2. Lobiani

Lobiani is a traditional Georgian dish of bean-filled bread. In Georgia the most popular is Rachuli Lobiani, like a Khachapuri, but with bean and bacon. The word “Lobiani” comes from the Georgian word for beans which is “Lobio”. This “Lobio” or the kidney beans is the most important ingredient for making Lobiani.

3. Churchkhela

Churchkhela is a traditional Georgian cuisine candle-shaped candy. The main ingredients are grape must, nuts and flour. Almonds, walnuts, hazelnut and chocolate and sometimes raisins are threaded onto a string, dipped in thickened grape juice or fruit juices and dried in the shape of a sausage.

4. Achma

Achma is a type of Khachapuri, Georgian cheese bread, from Adjara and Abkhazia, the western regions of Georgia. Achma is often compared to lasagna for its texture and appearance. This kind of Georgian cheese bread has both a crisp top crust and tender cheesy, buttery layers inside.

5. Khachapuri

Khachapuri is a traditional Georgian dish of cheese-filled bread. The bread is leavened and allowed to rise and is shaped in various ways, usually with cheese in the middle and a crust which is ripped off and used to dip in the cheese. The filling contains cheese, eggs and other ingredients.

6. Chashushuli – ჩაშუშული (Veal Stew)

Chashushuli is a delicious Georgina beef stew with tomato and spices. The name of the dish speaks for itself, since chashushuli means stewed in Georgia. This hearty dish is ideal to consume on cold rainy days with a good loaf of Georgian bread shoti.

7. Lagidze Water (Georgian Soda)

Lagidze water is a fizzy flavored soda which will make you feel like you traveled back in time to the 1950s, the time of soda fountains.  However, Lagidze water was developed long before then.  It was invented by the Georgian pharmacist Mitrofan Lagidze in the late 1800s.  Lagidze came up with the idea to use natural syrups with soda and created unique flavors like cherry, tarragon, pear, and more.  You can also order flavors like grape and chocolate.

8. Qvevri Wine

The wine of Georgia is so special, the process of making it is a UNESCO World Heritage tradition.  Georgians have been making wine for 8,000 years in qvevris, huge clay jars that have pointed bottoms and are buried in the ground.  Grapes are crushed and the juice with skins and stems pours into the qvevri where it ferments.  Georgian white wine is a deep amber color and Georgian red wine is so dark they call it black wine.

9. Chacha – ჭაჭა (Vine Vodka)

If there’s wine, there’s going to be hard alcohol made with the wine leftovers.  Georgian chacha is a strong spirit made with the grape residue from winemaking.  It is sometimes called vine vodka and is pretty potent stuff.

10. Honey cake (Medoki)

My favorite cake!! Medok is an old and quite popular honey cake in Georgia. The cake was incorporated in Georgian cuisine from Russian Federation and its original name is medovik. Yet in comparison with traditional recipe, in Georgia the cake is usually prepared with milk cream instead of sour cream. The dessert is especially delicious when prepared using Georgian organic honey. we got the best Honey cake in Sakhli #11