Khachapuri
A bread boat filled with cheese and egg
Think of it as: Like a cheese pizza boat with a runny egg on top
A bread boat, a cheese sea, an egg sun.
What does it taste like?
Salty cheese, egg yolk and butter swirled together into a rich cheese bread.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureChewy and gooey
What is it?
Boat-shaped bread filled with melting cheese and baked, then finished with an egg yolk and a pat of butter. You stir it all together with torn-off bits of bread.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
For the Adjarian style, stir in the egg and butter while it's hot, then tear off the crust and dip.
Watch it
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More videos on YouTubeWhere is it from?
🇬🇪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🍬 Churchkhela
✈ 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🍬 Churchkhela
🇬🇪 Sounds & life in Georgia
გამარჯობაHello（Gamarjoba）
Georgian script
Georgian script
Right now…
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
- Bread flour 300 g
- Dry yeast 3 g
- Milk 180 ml
- Mozzarella and feta, 300 g total
- Eggs 3
- Butter 30 g
Can't find it? Mix mozzarella and feta instead of sulguni cheese.
How to make it (one way)
- Knead the flour, yeast, milk and a pinch of salt, and let rise for 1 hour
- Divide into 3, roll into ovals and twist the ends into boat shapes
- Fill generously with cheese
- Bake at 230°C for 12 minutes
- Add a yolk and butter to the center, bake 2 more minutes, and stir as you eat
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