Churchkhela
Walnuts dipped in grape juice and dried
Think of it as: Like a fruit leather wrapped around a string of nuts
Looks like a candle. Tastes like grapes.
What does it taste like?
Deep grape sweetness with a light tang and toasty walnuts.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureChewy outside, crunchy inside
What is it?
Walnuts strung on a thread and dipped again and again in thickened grape juice, then dried. The result looks like a lumpy candle or sausage. It's made around the grape harvest.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Hung up for sale at markets and sliced as a snack with tea or on the road.
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🇬🇪Georgia
CapitalTbilisi
Populationabout 3.8 millionUN estimate for 2026
IndustriesWine, Tourism, Copper ore, Farming
Famous peopleTochinoshinSumo wrestler who reached the rank of ozeki
HelloGamarjoba
CurrencyLari
And JapanUntil 2015, Japan called it "Gurujia" (from the Russian name)
Fun factSaid to have made wine 8,000 years ago, making it one of the birthplaces of wine
The flag🇬🇪 The "Five Cross Flag": a big red cross and four small crosses on white, based on the flag of a medieval kingdom.
From Tokyoabout 7,820 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Tbilisi
Getting thereabout 16 hours from Tokyo (with transfers)rough guide
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeMay to June and September to October, when it's warm and the grape harvest is on, are best. Also tryKhinkaliShkmeruli🍬 Churchkhela More from here🛶 Khachapuri
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeMay to June and September to October, when it's warm and the grape harvest is on, are best. Also tryKhinkaliShkmeruli🍬 Churchkhela More from here🛶 Khachapuri
🇬🇪 Sounds & life in Georgia
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Anthem"Freedom" (Tavisupleba)
MusicPolyphony (multi-voice singing) Traditional songs with many voices woven together
SportSoccer (rugby and wrestling are popular too)
Tochinoshin (sumo; former ozeki) World HeritageHistorical Monuments of Mtskheta and more FestivalRtveli (September-October, grape harvest festival)
MusicPolyphony (multi-voice singing) Traditional songs with many voices woven together
SportSoccer (rugby and wrestling are popular too)
Tochinoshin (sumo; former ozeki) World HeritageHistorical Monuments of Mtskheta and more FestivalRtveli (September-October, grape harvest festival)
Ingredients
- 100 g walnuts
- 1 L pure grape juice
- 80 g flour
- A little sugar (optional)
- Cotton thread and a needle
How to make it (one way)
- Thread the walnuts into several strings
- Heat the grape juice and whisk in flour until thick
- Dip a walnut string into the mixture and lift it out
- Let it set a little, then dip again to build layers
- Hang somewhere airy to dry for a few days