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.
July 1, 2019 Cheese in Sheep’s Clothing (0)
Guda cheese is sheep cheese from eastern Georgia, aged in guda, which is sheep skin. […] Posted in Tbilisi
May 13, 2018 Strawberry Season in Tbilisi (0)
Piles of strawberries can be found all over the Deserter’s Bazaar at this time of year. […] Posted in Tbilisi
March 22, 2018 All Hail the Pickle Queen (0)
Nunu Gachecheladze, our “pickle queen” at the Deserter’s Bazaar, pickles everything on […] Posted in Tbilisi
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July 1, 2019
Cheese in Sheep’s Clothing
TbilisiGuda 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 deal in her stall, which comes from Tusheti in the high Caucasus.
May 13, 2018
Strawberry Season in Tbilisi
TbilisiPiles 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, especially since they taste so great.
March 22, 2018
All Hail the Pickle Queen
TbilisiNunu 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 are her pickled cucumbers and carrots.
