Holidays of Georgia - Khachapuri Day

Lobio, pkhali, matsoni, khinkali, lavash, kharcho, kuchmachi - these Georgian names please the ear and invariably whet the appetite of true gourmets The most popular among all famous dishes is khachapuri - open or closed flatbread with egg, butter and cheese This type of bread is baked in an oven or clay pot There are more than 50 types of khachapuri according to the region of their preparation - Adjarian, Mingrelian, Guril, Meskhetian, Tusheti, etc Traditionally, the dough for ხაჭაპური is prepared with matsoni, and Imeretian cheese is most often used as a filling But in addition to sourdough with a fermented milk product, the cook can use yeast or puff pastry, suluguni or feta cheese The appearance of imeruli, megruli, rachuli, guruli and other types of flatbreads dates back to the 12th century Almost a thousand years later, the dish has not lost its polarity, today serving as the calling card of the country Since 2020, on February 27, at the initiative of the Gastronomic Association of Georgia, Khachapuri Day is celebrated The name of one of the most famous food products is a combination of the words “khacha” (in translation from Georgian - “cottage cheese”) and “puri”, which came from India and means “bread” To bake a quadrangular flatbread, a flour product in the shape of a boat or a crescent, different cooking technologies are used Gurian-style khachapuri with a boiled egg inside is reminiscent of an Italian calzone One of the most difficult to prepare is achma This variety of khachapuri is called Georgian lasagna To prepare achma, thin sheets of dough are used, which are greased with butter, and cheese is placed between the layers Poet and singer of original songs Hayk Lalunts often sings about a popular dish in Georgia in her poems: Georgian noisy feasts, attended by numerous relatives and friends, are still a national tradition But the changing pace of modern life dictates its own rules A type of street food that has become very popular in the age of speed is foamani This type of khachapuri, shaped like a small triangle of puff pastry with cheese, is consumed by Georgians on the go At home, traditionally, pkhlovani with beet tops and spinach reigns on the table, and boat-shaped acharuli, which is eaten by dipping pieces of dough into a filling of butter, egg, cottage cheese or suluguni The Big Mac Index has been a currency exchange rate indicator since 1986 and a way of determining purchasing power parity Khachapuri is one of the staple foods in Georgia The dish, invented by mountain shepherds, is eaten in every family Therefore, in 2010, the International School of Economics of Tbilisi State University developed the Khachapuri Index It allows you to track fluctuations in inflation rates by comparing the cost of making traditional flatbread over different periods of time In 2011, a patent for khachapuri was issued in Georgia A year earlier, the national cuisine dish was given the status of a monument of intangible cultural heritage In honor of him, Georgians, gourmets and lovers of noisy meals, celebrate Khachapuri Day with joy and scope