A Butcher and His Beef at the Dezerter Bazaar
Aging beef is not a traditional process in Georgia. So it is very likely that this beef, on display at a butcher’s stall in Tbilisi’s Dezerter Bazaar, was mooing a day or two earlier. The post A...
View ArticleAll Hail the Pickle Queen
Nunu Gachecheladze, our “pickle queen” at the Deserter’s Bazaar, pickles everything on site from produce she gets at the bazaar, based on her family recipe. While they’re all outstanding, our favorites...
View ArticleStrawberry Season in Tbilisi
Piles of strawberries can be found all over the Deserter’s Bazaar at this time of year. It’s a shame that the season is so short – we only have about one month – but we’ll take what we can get,...
View ArticleCheese in Sheep’s Clothing
Guda cheese is sheep cheese from eastern Georgia, aged in guda, which is sheep skin. Nowadays most guda is aged in plastic, but we found one vendor at the Deserter’s Bazaar in Tbilisi who has the real...
View ArticleSeasonal Strawberries in Tbilisi
Flashback to the end of March, when we encountered the first strawberries of the season at the central bazaar in Tbilisi, the focal point of our culinary walk. The post Seasonal Strawberries in Tbilisi...
View ArticleTbilisi’s Buzzing Bazaar
The Dezerter Bazaar is a beautiful behemoth of a place that serves as the main focus of our Tbilisi walk. Get ready for its extensive selection of wondrous wares! The post Tbilisi’s Buzzing Bazaar...
View ArticleGeorgian Moonshine and a Countryside Feast
Here’s a flashback to our special event in the countryside of eastern Georgia, where we learned about the process of making chacha, the ubiquitous moonshine culled from the remnants of winemaking. The...
View ArticleChoice Cuts at the Dezerter Bazaar
Tbilisi’s main bazaar offers a vast array of goods, including a wide variety of the choicest pork cuts. We didn’t say it was for the faint of heart! The post Choice Cuts at the Dezerter Bazaar appeared...
View ArticleMaking Moonshine in Kakheti
An important part of our chacha journey is making sure that the moonshine still is sealed with a putty made of ash, earth and water. The post Making Moonshine in Kakheti appeared first on Culinary...
View ArticleDried Fruits Sweeten A Dreary Winter’s Day
Churchkhelas, Georgia’s traditional homemade energy bar made of grape must, nuts and flour, and dried and candied fruits add a burst of color at the Deserter’s Bazaar in Tbilisi. While the churchkhelas...
View ArticleA Butcher and His Beef at the Dezerter Bazaar
Aging beef is not a traditional process in Georgia. So it is very likely that this beef, on display at a butcher’s stall in Tbilisi’s Dezerter Bazaar, was mooing a day or two earlier. The post A...
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