Georgian cuisine, khachapuri named in 2019 Hospitality Trends Report
American company named Georgia's Adjarian Khachapuri as Dish of the Year. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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American restaurant and hospitality consulting firm af&co has named Georgian food as the cuisine of the year and Georgian cheese-filled bread, khachapuri, as the dish of the year in the 2019 Hospitality Trends Report.
Georgian cuisine is having a moment and leading the way is the photogenic, Instagram favourite dish Khachapuri. Featuring a cheese-filled bread boat topped with a runny egg, the egg and cheese are mixed together tableside”, read the report.
Screenshot from the report. Image:Department of Tourism and Resorts of Adjara.
The report mentioned that Georgian wine is also becoming more popular in the hospitality sector.
Screenshot from the report. Image:Department of Tourism and Resorts of Adjara.
The Georgian dish khachapuri was also best rated dish on TasteAtlas’s top 100 list.
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The tradition of making khachapuri, one of Georgian cuisine’s iconic dishes, has received the status of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Georgia.
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Almacén de Pizzas, one of the most popular restaurant chains in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is offering Georgian cheese-filled bread, khachapuri, on its menu, the Embassy of Georgia in Argentina reports.
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