About this experience
Georgian cuisine is as diverse as its landscapes. In a guest rural house in Imereti, you will cook Sakartvelo dishes from farm products. You will learn about culinary traditions, find out how Megrelian khachapuri differs from Kakhetian (and not only). And in the end, you will better understand this colorful country!
What to expect
Excursion into the gastronomy of the Georgian people
From generation to generation, the traditions of preparing Georgian dishes are passed down - and they vary in each region. I will reveal to you the peculiarities of not only Imeretian cuisine, but also Svan, Megrelian, Kakhetian, and Adjarian. You will hear the stories of the origin of some dishes, decipher the meaning of their names, and learn how Georgian cuisine differs from Arab and Turkish cuisines.
Master class on 3 dishes
We will taste interesting flavor combinations accompanied by dry white or red wine, and discover the world of Georgian spices - I will teach you how to use them properly. And during the master class, you will learn how the technology of cooking dishes has changed over the centuries.
You will choose the menu in advance with my help, selecting 3 dishes from the region you like (one from each category).
- First course (flour-based):
- Khachapuri (Adjarian, Imeretian, Megrelian, or Kakhetian)
- Mchadi (traditional corn cake) - Second course (vegetable, herb, mushroom-based):
- Pkhali (appetizer made from herbs, walnuts, vegetables, or mushrooms)
- Svan dish with potatoes
- Megrelian dish with mamaliga
- Lechkhums lobio or lobiani (bean dish) - Third course (meat, poultry): satsivi, bazhe, chakapuli, chakhokhbili, chashushuli, adjahuri and other delicious options to choose from :)
And then you will surely enjoy a delicious meal - and in the end, you will see that you can easily recreate your favorite Georgian dishes at home!
Organizational details
- Please write to me which delicacies from the proposed ones you want to cook and try (at least a day before the master class)
- We will meet in Kutaisi and go together to the village (8 minutes by transport): by minibus (1 lari per person) or by my car from your hotel to the venue (30 lari round trip)
- If you have any special gastronomic preferences, please inform me in advance
Alexander
May 5, 2024
We chose this master class to spend time with our parents. Gennady picked us up in a minivan from the hotel. It turned out that Ulyana and Gennady returned to the land of their ancestors in Georgia a few years ago to completely change their lives: they moved from the city to the countryside. It was ...
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Kristina
August 30, 2022
Food, atmosphere, very peaceful place everything was amazing. We spent more time than we should have. My mom was so excited about this tour that she couldn't wait to go and learn everything that we learned in that day. She can't wait to go home and make her own khinkali and khachapuri. It's worth go...
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Yulianna
September 25, 2021
Huge thanks to Ulyana! We had a great Russian-Georgian-Norwegian company 🤣 very warm and colorful atmosphere. We learned how to make khachapuri, pkhali with spinach and most importantly, the highlight of the program - Handmade Khinkali. We learned a lot of new things about the history of the dish, ...
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