Churchkhela Store in old Tbilisi
Churchkhela (Georgian: ჩურჩხელა) is a traditional sausage-shaped candy originating from the Caucasus region. It is a very popular food, combining two of Georgia’s favorites – grapes and nuts. Georgian soldiers relied on churchkhela as a source of shelf-stable nutrition. ( It is packed with protein and sugar). Nowadays, churchkhela are more often served at home with postprandials and coffee, but can be decorating the cheese boards as well. Made by repeatedly dipping a long string of nuts in concentrated fresh grape juice it is delicious and nutritious and often called the Georgian ‘Snickers’!
Churchkhela (Georgian: ჩურჩხელა) is a traditional sausage-shaped candy originating from the Caucasus region. It is a very popular food, combining two of Georgia’s favorites – grapes and nuts. Georgian soldiers relied on churchkhela as a source of shelf-stable nutrition. ( It is packed with protein and sugar). Nowadays, churchkhela are more often served at home with postprandials and coffee, but can be decorating the cheese boards as well. Made by repeatedly dipping a long string of nuts in concentrated fresh grape juice it is delicious and nutritious and often called the Georgian ‘Snickers’!