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Trend Spotting: What is Georgian food and why you should try it
René Redzepi recently said that Georgian is the most underrated cuisine and I couldn’t agree more. Travelling through Georgia recently made me fall in love with its cuisine and discover its enormous untapped potential. So, what is Georgian food exactly? In this article, you’ll find out about the culture and history of Georgian cuisine, a mini-dictionary of the most popular Georgian dishes, as well as why you should embrace Georgian food in your kitchen.
An introduction to Georgian food
You may have heard of khachapuri, but I am quite sure, unless you have travelled to Georgia, that pkhali, tkemali, kharcho, chkmeruli and khinkali will just look like eerie words that use the letter ‘k’ in convoluted ways. Indeed, Georgians have a certain affinity for the letter ‘k’ placed in words that become almost impossible to pronounce, but once you taste the dishes behind those complicated names, you will become an expert in Georgian pronunciation to be able to order your next dish.
