Khachapuri

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Khachapuri
Adjarian Khachapuri (4).jpg
Adjarian Khachapuri
Origin
Place of origin Georgia
Details
Type Pie
Main ingredient(s) Cheese, eggs, bread

Khachapuri (Georgian: ხაჭაპური [xɑtʃʼɑpʼuri] ( listen) from ხაჭო xačʼo "curds" + პური pʼuri "bread") is a traditional Georgian dish of cheese-filled bread. The bread is leavened and allowed to rise, and is shaped in various ways. The filling contains cheese (fresh or aged, most commonly suluguni), eggs and other ingredients.[1]

According to a 2009 survey 88% of Georgians prefer khachapuri to pizza. It is more popular among men and older people.[2] As a Georgian staple food, the price of making a Khachapuri is used as a measure of inflation in different Georgian cities by the Khachapuri index, developed by the International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University.[3][4]

Types

There are several distinctive types of khachapuri in Georgian food from different regions of Georgia:

  • Imeretian (Imeruli) khachapuri, which is circular and probably the most common type.
  • Adjarian (Acharuli/Adjaruli) khachapuri, in which the dough is formed into an open boat shape and the hot pie is topped with a raw egg and a pat of butter before serving
  • Mingrelian (Megruli) khachapuri, similar to Imeritian but with more cheese added on top
  • Achma, from Abkhazia, which has multiple layers and looks more like a sauceless lasagna.
  • Gurian (Guruli) khachapuri, in addition which has boiled eggs inside dough and looks like Calzone. Arguably, it is not a type of Khachapuri. Gurians make them for Christmas and call them simply 'Christmas pie'. In the rest of Georgia, it is called 'Gurian pie'.
  • Ossetian (Ossuri) khachapuri, which has potato as well as cheese in its filling. It is commonly called Khabizgini.
  • Svanuri khachapuri
  • Rachuli khachapuri
  • Phenovani khachapuri

Outside of Georgia

Khachapuri restaurant in Kraków.

Khachapuri is popular in the post-Soviet states, including in Russia.[5][6] It was reported that 175,000 khachapuris were consumed during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[7] Khachapuri is a popular street food in Armenia, where it is widely served at restaurants and school cafeterias.[8] It has become increasingly popular as a brunch food in Israel.[9]

See also

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References

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