Enjoying Food in the Republic of Georgia
First of all, let me preface that one of my favorite things about vacations abroad is the variety and freshness of foods as well as the act of not having to cook any meals! Today’s post is full of colorful pictures of food: one of my favorite things in the republic of Georgia is the food: the recipes are heavy with spices, walnuts and fresh ingredients. “Fast food” items are freshly baked in these little kiosks or small holes in the wall and rich in beans, cheese or sausage. Meals are a love affair and rich in traditions especially dinner: it usually will include wine and toasting. You can also look back at this post I wrote in 2019 about our 2018 trip when I visited a large fresh market.
I enjoyed the colorful displays of fresh fruits, spices and nuts in tucked away spots. The best prices were in the underground tunnel walkways that allow you to cross major streets safely by walking underground. The prices there were amazingly low.I bought a large bunch of yellow cherries for less than a dollar!
Breakfast
We ate breakfast at about 9 am each morning. Whether at our friend’s hotel or at the Hilton, it was an abundance of food, from eggs to breads, fruits and meats to juices and yogurts.
Tomatoes and cucumber are served at every meal in some form or another. Simply for breakfast or in a walnut salad dressing for lunch.
Lunch or snack food
We saved a lot of money the first week by hitting up small fast food kiosks! The food typically ranges from 2 to 4 laris: 1 dollar equals 2.77 laris right now.
Dinner Time
Dinner was a feast for the eyes and stomach. My favorite meal was a dish made with eggplants, tomatoes, onions and cheese cooked on the stove in a big pan. Our friend served it with a big piece of pork. Another favorite was Georgian garlic chicken.
Georgian Specialties
Compote juices and lemonades were very tasty!
My husband’s favorite: pork bbq or shashlik
I am going to attempt to make those rolled eggplants with walnut paste this weekend. The soup in the middle was delicious! Kinkhali or dumplings from the restaurant (you will see our version next Wednesday).
Needless to say, we all enjoyed the food in Georgia. I actually lost some weight despite the almost daily ice cream treat with all of the walking we did and the water we drank. We also ate only 2 meals a day most days.
A bientôt!
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20 Comments
Joanne
It all looks so good and so fresh too!
mimifce
It seems much fresher than here.
Aarti
Wow..the food looks sooo yummy…i just love eating berries 🙂
Allurerage
mimifce
Lots of beautiful berries!
Nancy
A lot of vegetables too, love that. Breakfast on a holiday is the best meal for me!
mimifce
A great variety of veggies!
jodie filogomo
Rob would agree with you that this is the best part about travel.
A love affair definitely!!
The question is, did you get recipes?
Xoox
Jodie
mimifce
I have a wonderful cookbook from our last trip!
Marsha Banks
What a beautiful display of produce! All of the food looks delicious!
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mimifce
It sure was. Trying one recipe today!
Esme Slabbert
Great food, lovely time
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mimifce
Food is always the best part of a trip!
Food nutters
The food looks amazing, I’d love to try those rolls too 🙂
mimifce
Yes, the breads were pretty delicious too!
Kathrine Eldridge
All this food look so fresh and inviting! Thanks for sharing all these delicious meals!
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mimifce
The freshness is it for me: food tastes so much better!
Melynda Brown
WOW, the food looks amazing!
mimifce
It was really yummy!
Amy Scott
The food looks so good and so fresh!
mimifce
It is amazing the difference in freshness!