About Food – Eggplant with Walnuts and Herbs
In this recipe we show how to make a popular Georgian family dish made with eggplant, walnuts and herbs. This is primarily a summer dish and is served cold. Ingredients: 1 kilo of eggplant, 250 grams of walnuts, 1 sweet red pepper, 1 red onion, 15 grams of fresh parsley, 15 grams of fresh green coriander, … Continue reading
About Food – Ojakhuri with Chicken and Fried Potatoes Flavored with Marigold
Ojakhuri is a popular type of Georgian family meal made with meat and fried potatoes. In a previous recipe we made it with pork. In this recipe we show how to make ojakhuri with chicken and fried potatoes flavored with marigold. Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, 700 grams of potatoes, 1 large onion, 1 tbs of dried … Continue reading
About Tourism – Goderdzi Pass Mountain Ski Resort
Goderdzi Pass mountain ski resort in Ajara is currently being developed as a four season destination. The pristine forested mountains are snow-covered from November to April and offer superb skiing. The resort currently offers 8 km of pistes and two ski lifts. Further construction is underway, which will create a total of 35 km of … Continue reading
About Food – Oyster Mushrooms with Eggs and Sweet Red Pepper
Wild Oyster mushrooms are called ‘Kalmakha’ in Georgia and grow on the bark of trees. They look, smell and taste like oysters and are a popular appetizer in Georgia. In this family recipe we show how to prepare wild oyster mushrooms with eggs and sweet red pepper. Ingredients: 700 grams of wild oyster mushrooms, 3 white onions, … Continue reading
About Food – Eggplant with Peppers and Svanetian Salt
In this family recipe we show how to make eggplant with hot peppers, garlic and Svanetian Salt. Svanetian salt (Georgian: სვანური მარილი), from Svaneti region in the mountainous north-western part of Georgia, has a unique fragrance and taste and is traditionally used as a flavoring for a variety of meat, fish, vegetable, potato and soup dishes. Ingredients: … Continue reading
About Sights – Kvareli Gvirabi
Kvareli Gvirabi, near Kvareli (Georgian: ყვარელი) in Khaketi region, is Georgia’s largest wine cellar – 7.7 km of tunnels and galleries that maintain a constant temperature of 12-14 degrees C and 70% relative humidity all year round – perfect storage conditions for wine. Originally built for military purposes during the Cold War, the tunnels (gvirabi) … Continue reading
About Food – Beetroot Fkhali with Walnuts
Fkhali (Georgian: ფხალი) is a popular dish that can be made with many different types of leaves, including spinach, nettles, cabbage and beetroot. It can also be made with vegetables and nuts. In this recipe we show how to make Fkhali with beetroot and walnuts. Ingredients: 1 kilo of red beetroot, 200 grams of walnuts, … Continue reading
About Events – “Wine Day” at the Wine House in Kachreti
A “Wine Day” was recently held at the Wine House in Kachreti in Georgia’s Kakheti region. The Wine House is a vocational program of “Aisi” Vocational College and provides training to students in the traditional methods of wine-making and also supports local farmers with consultations, and testing, bottling and packing of their wines. In 2011, the … Continue reading
About History – Georgia’s Former Parliament Building in Tbilisi
Georgia’s former Parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi was built between 1938 and 1953 and was used until Parliament was re-located to a new building in Georgia’s second city, Kutaisi (Georgian: ქუთაისი), in 2012. These photographs show the building when it was used as the seat of Parliament. Earlier this year, Parliament announced a … Continue reading
About History – The First Children’s Railway in the World
The first children’s railway in the world was opened in Tbilisi, Georgia on 24th July, 1935. Operating on a 1.2 km track, it was a narrow-gauge railway, complete with real wagons and locomotives. The railway was operated by schoolchildren aged 9-15 years old who, under supervision of the adult instructors, drove trains, worked as traffic controllers, … Continue reading
About Food – Lobio with Sweetcorn
The Georgian word ‘lobio’ (Georgian: ლობიო) means ‘beans’ and there are a number of varieties of lobio dishes. In this recipe we show how to make lobio with sweetcorn. Ingredients: 400 grams of kidney beans. 150 grams of sweetcorn, 60 grams of butter, 1 clove of garlic, half a tsp of blue fenugreek, half a tsp of … Continue reading
About Food – Wild Oyster Mushrooms with Walnuts and Spices
Wild Oyster mushrooms are called ‘Kalmakha’ in Georgia and grow on the bark of trees. They look, smell and taste like oysters and are a popular appetizer in Georgia. In this recipe we show how to prepare wild oyster mushrooms with walnuts and spices. Ingredients: 1 kilo of wild oyster mushrooms, 200 grams of walnuts (or hazelnuts), … Continue reading
About Sights – The Green Lake
The beautiful Green Lake (Georgian: მწვანე ტბა) is located in the northern part of the Arsiani Range near Beshumi (Georgian: ბეშუმი) in Georgia’s Ajara region. Situated between mountains this beautiful lake is surrounded by spruce and beech trees. The clear and transparent water is slightly mineralized. How to get there? The lake is a 2 … Continue reading
About Sights – Batumi Archaeological Museum
Over 28,000 items from the Bronze Age through to Medieval times are stored at the Batumi Archaeological Museum (ბათუმის არქეოლოგიური მუზეუმი). Opened in 1994, the museum introduces visitors to the ancient history and culture of Georgia’s Ajara region. The museum’s principal collection consists of artifacts excavated at Pichvnari (Georgian: ფიჭვნარი) by the joint archaeological expedition of the Batumi Archaeological Museum and … Continue reading
About Food – Lobio with Marinated Cucumber
The Georgian word ‘lobio’ (Georgian: ლობიო) means ‘beans’ and there are a number of varieties of lobio dishes. In this recipe we show how to make lobio with marinated cucumber. Ingredients: 400 grams of kidney beans. 100 grams of marinated cucumber, 1 large tomato, 1 green hot pepper, 10 grams of fresh parsley (for garnish), 3 cloves … Continue reading
About Food – Chicken with Mushrooms and Green Ajika
In this family recipe we show how to make chicken with mushrooms and green ajika. Ajika (Georgian: აჯიკა) is a hot, spicy paste used to flavor meat, fish and vegetable dishes mainly in Samegrelo and Abkhazia. Ingredients: 400 grams of chicken breasts, 300 grams of mushrooms, 3 medium sized onions, 8 cloves of garlic, 8 tbs of oil, … Continue reading
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