Anyone who has never heard of sublime Georgian cuisine would be left wordless when they read this word: Khatchapuri
When the laughter is over, please, ladies and gentlemen, take your seats at your table.
Whether you are in Tbilisi or elsewhere does not matter. Let’s just say the weather is nice, the streets are busy, the people are nice. There is music everywhere, the architecture around you is full of history. You grab the menu and order the most famous dish in Georgia: Khatchapuri!
Khatchapuri is a Georgian staple, you don’t just eat it to be happy, it is calculated to measure the economic health of the country
It’s not good manners to make fun of the flagship of Georgian gastronomy. Khatchapuri is such an important pillar of culinary heritage that it is representative of the fluctuations of inflation. Its production costs are regularly calculated to measure the rate of inflation. All this is very serious, it is called the “Khatchapuri Index“.
Soothing, nourishing and fragrant, khatachapuri is a great seducer. Fair enough, the Georgians even give it a supreme power: that of filling the person who eats it with happiness!
But to do this, it must be prepared under certain conditions: the soul must be soothed, in a moment of peace and harmony with a surge of love.
The khatchapuri is a delicious cross between a love boat and a calzone pizza
A fine and well-inflated bread dough, shaped like a boat and filled to the brim with melted cheese, an egg and a ration of butter that I don’t even try to measure: the khatchapuri comes steaming and bubbling to the table. In the restaurant, it’s up to the waiter to mix the egg and cheese in front of the customer.
At first glance you’ve already put on a kilo, but we’re in Georgia, for God’s sake! They have wine, bread and cheese there! Who else but France or Italy can compete with that?
So dear people, plunge into this melting and fragrant khatchapuri while enjoying your glass of tavkveri with the aroma of laurel and an avalanche of red fruits, Georgia invites you to the feast, don’t even think of resisting!
