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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 .
Chanakhi is preferably prepared in individual clay pots and served with bread and cheese. The lamb is placed in the pot with the already-melted butter. Onions, eggplants, potatoes, chopped greens, and tomatoes are added in separate layers. After pouring the water, the dish is cooked slowly in the oven for 4.5-5 hours. [3]
Sometimes potato, chili pepper and even carrots are added although traditional recipes do not include them. [2] This dish exists under different names in many Caucasian and Turkic-speaking peoples' cuisines. The European counterpart of this dish is vegetable sauté [3] or a ratatouille. However, ajapsandali is typically served cold. [4]
Chanakhi (ჩანახი) — Georgian tomato-based stew with spiced lamb, potatoes, aubergines. Jijig-Galnash. Tabaka Qatami (ტაბაკა ქათამი) — Georgian roasted chicken with adjika, traditionally made in Mingrelia. Dzhed (Джед) — Circassian chicken in a sauce, similar to satsivi.
The original recipe, the so-called khevsuruli, consisted of only minced meat (lamb, beef or pork mixed), onions, chili pepper, salt, and cumin. [3] However, the modern recipe used mostly especially in Georgian urban areas, the so-called kalakuri, uses herbs like parsley and coriander. Mushrooms, potatoes, or cheese may be used in place of meat.
Potatoes cooked in different ways. The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop.It is the world's fourth-largest food crop, following rice, wheat and corn. [1] The annual diet of an average global citizen in the first decade of the 21st century included about 33 kg (73 lb) of potato. [1]
Bazhe is used in numerous Georgian dishes: Satsivi, which consists of poultry (usually chicken or turkey) cooked and served cold with Bazhe sauce. This dish is especially popular during festive occasions and holidays. Vegetables: Bazhe can also be served with vegetables, such as eggplants or potatoes, either as a dip or a dressing.
Ajika or Adjika (Georgian: აჯიკა), is a Georgian [1] spicy, subtly flavored sauce or dip from Samegrelo region. Often used to flavor food. [2] Ajika is primarily pepper based and usually includes other spices such as coriander, fenugreek, or blue fenugreek.