Any recipe in the world has both ordinary, used for food in everyday life, and special, prepared for the occasion, dishes. The excellent Georgian cuisine is no different in this regard, which has become beloved and desired not only for residents of the former post-Soviet space, but also for connoisseurs from all over the world.
By tradition, Georgian cuisine is ranked as high-calorie and unsuitable for those who consider themselves a fan of a healthy lifestyle. However, this is an erroneous opinion, because dishes rich in herbs, vegetables and fruits provide the body with a huge amount of vitamins, minerals and substances that have an antioxidant, that is, anti-aging effect.
Satsivi
One of the most popular and well-established dishes of the old festive Georgian cuisine is satsivi, or chicken meat, made in a special way using mashed walnuts, garlic and onions. Perfectly stewed and combined with a mixture of a wide variety of spices, such a dish will become a real decoration not only for Georgian, but also for any wedding or anniversary table.
Do not forget about other popular meat dishes, the name of which is familiar to almost everyone from childhood, these are fried chakhokhbili, tobacco chickens, and special national khinkali, which are close relatives of dumplings, beloved by Russians, cooked using lamb meat.
Side dishes
Skillful Georgian cooks use lobio, or stewed bean gruel, and ajabsandali, a mixture of eggplants and tomatoes, as a side dish. Light snacks made from a wide variety of vegetables, garnished with pomegranate seeds, phali are extremely popular. What traditional Georgian table can do without classic khachapuri, boats made from dough stuffed with soft cheese.
desserts
A special section of festive cooking is occupied by the famous Georgian desserts, for example, the world famous gozinaki made from honey and walnuts, or the classic churchkhela that has become familiar, according to a traditional recipe, made from grape juice, covering a variety of fruit and nut mixtures.
You can talk for a long time about the festive cuisine of the Georgian people, list incredible dishes made from fish, for example, tsotskhali, lamb or turkey, which is loved in western Georgia. Like any cuisine in the world, it has its adherents and admirers, who strive to try and, if possible, memorize amazing recipes for the festive Georgian table.
