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Georgian cuisine (Georgian: ქართული სამზარეულო, romanized: kartuli samzareulo) consists of cooking traditions, techniques, and practices of Georgia. Georgian cuisine has a distinct character, while bearing some similarities with various national cuisines of the South Caucasus , the Middle East and Eastern Europe .
Traditional Greek kleftiko, an oven-baked lamb stew with potato, olive oil, onion, carrot, garlic and herbs, served with lemon and ouzo - fazeful/iStockphoto/Getty Images
In Greece and Italy, snails are eaten in a diversity of dishes and sometimes they are even used in sauces and poured over various types of pasta. On Crete, one popular dish is snails in tomato sauce. Savoro (σαβόρο) Cooking method for foods marinated and cooked in vinegar. Popular is the savoro fish dish from Corfu. Sofrito (σοφρίτο)
Greek cuisine is the cuisine of Greece and the Greek diaspora. [1] In common with many other cuisines of the Mediterranean, it is founded on the triad of wheat, olive oil, and wine. [2] It uses vegetables, olive oil, grains, fish, and meat, including pork, poultry, veal and beef, lamb, rabbit, and goat.
It originated in Western Georgia, in the regions of Mingrelia and Abkhazia but used in all Caucasus. Matzoon (Մածուն / მაწონი) — Fermented milk, similar to yoghurt, eaten in Armenia and Georgia. Narsharab — pomegranate molasses, made and used in Azerbaijan. Bazhe (ბაჟე) — walnut sauce with spices.
Khachapuri is a popular street food in Armenia, where it is widely served in restaurants and school cafeterias. [12] It has become increasingly popular as a brunch food in Israel, where it was brought over by Georgian Jews [13] and is spreading to other parts of the world, like the United States. [14]
Aug. 26—At the Greek Tavern now under construction, John Vachtsevanos hopes diners will enjoy not only traditional Greek food with a "modern twist" but views of nearby downtown Gainesville.
Churchkhela and its varieties are popular in several countries besides Georgia, such as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iraq, [10] Syria, Iran, Cyprus, [13] Greece, Russia, [14] and Ukraine. [15] [4] In Persian, it is known as باسلوق شیره انگور. In Aleppo, Syria, it is known as jok malban جق ملبن.