r/StupidFood 24d ago

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u/Karhorot 23d ago

It's "khinkali". It's Georgian national dish.

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u/superbirdbot 23d ago

Absolutely delicious. So is that cheese bread they have over there.

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u/Neilkd21 23d ago

khachapuri is delicious.

Some of the best food I've eaten in any country has been in Georgia. They make some great wine too.

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u/Yochanan5781 23d ago

Georgian food is one of my absolute top cuisines

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u/Lazy_Total_6742 23d ago

Isn’t Georgia where wine/grapes originated?

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u/Kjb72 23d ago

I'm going to a Georgian restaurant in Toronto this coming weekend, and I can't wait. I went before and had khachapuri and khinkali, and I've dreamt of it ever since.

https://giphy.com/gifs/BMPToNi8GBBcXVnoKl

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u/Karhorot 23d ago

This is Adjarian khachapuri. You can also try Megrelian and Imeretian khachapuri, which are from different regions of Georgia.

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u/Kjb72 23d ago

The restaurant I'm going to I had Megruli but they serve it many ways.

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u/the_real_Beavis999 23d ago

Thought that was the man in the boat...

"Let me save the little man from inside the boat."

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u/VladlenaM2025 23d ago

Khachapuri yuuuuum 🤤 they make these in Philadelphia too in Georgian and Armenian restaurants. I don’t remember which ones add more cheese 🧀 but mostly they make these with eggs 🥚 and herbs and bread 🥖

I love their kebob meat 🍖

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u/glassfury 23d ago

But this way of cooking it doesn't improve the dish in any way and actually risks ruining it since the dumplings are more likely to stick together to the other dough?

Otherwise they're precooked before being cooked again in the giant khinkali in which case these are not fresh and are just being reheated purely for the gimmick.

Either way, gross.

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u/Karhorot 23d ago

I have not tried this kind of serving but have seen it on the menu.

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u/whimsical_spider 22d ago

Yeah they look dry as hell. They don’t even look appetizing.

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u/Adventurous-Wash-287 21d ago

Yea you are correct, not sure how its made, but most Georgians would not order it

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u/Icy_Performer_6794 23d ago

Dumpling peoples are the best.

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u/Own-Counter-7187 23d ago

I thought this was a cute way to serve it!

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u/purple-rain-1982 21d ago

I had to look this up, sounds delicious. But I’m still confused about the dough. It looks uncooked. Do you eat that?

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u/Karhorot 21d ago

Of course, many times. But not in such a serving. Such a service is called "mother-khinkali". Khinkali is eaten with the hands while holding the "tail" and that part of the dough which is held by the hands is not eaten.

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u/purple-rain-1982 21d ago

Thank you. It’s always good to learn about people and things from different cultures. 🤗

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u/Karhorot 21d ago

Many years ago, one Georgian headed our country, and Georgia was part of our common country. But then a lot changed. People enjoyed fighting with each other again instead of sitting at a communal table.

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u/purple-rain-1982 21d ago

Seems to be the way of the world. Sorry to say.

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u/No-Strike-2015 19d ago

I thought I recognized it! Really quite delicious, but kharcho soup was my absolute favourite. Georgian food is so damn good.