GURIAN CHEESE AND EGG FILLED PASTRY
In this recipe we show how to make a pastry filled with cheese and boiled eggs that comes from Georgia’s Guria region. Guria (Georgian: გურია) is situated in the western part of the country, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea. Ingredients (for 4 servings): For the dough: 600 grams of flour, 300 grams of all … Continue reading
HOW A GEORGIAN PRINCE SMUGGLED TEA OUT OF CHINA
Georgian tea originated from seeds smuggled out of China by a 19th century Georgian prince. Georgian Prince Miha Eristavi first encountered tea during his travels across China in the 1830s. Impressed with its taste he decided that he would take some seeds back to Georgia. At the time, exporting tea seeds from China was forbidden so the … Continue reading