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Ajarian
khachapuri, filled with cheese and topped with a raw egg. |
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Khachapuri (Georgian for "cheese bread")
is a filled bread dish from Georgia, similar to the Turkish peynirli (pide). 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. |
There are several distinctive types of khachapuri in Georgian
food from different regions of Georgia:
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Imeritian (Imeruli) khachapuri, which is circular and probably the most common
type.
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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
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Mingrelian (Megruli) khachapuri, similar to Imeritian but with more cheese added
on top
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Abkhazian (Achma) khachapuri, which has multiple layers and looks more like a
sauceless lasagna
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Ossetian (Ossuri) khachapuri, which has potato as well as cheese in its filling
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Svanuri khachapuri
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Rachuli khachapuri
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Phenovani khachapuri
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