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What to eat in Abkhazia? Top 3 Abkhazian Foods

Last update: Sun Feb 16 2025
Top 3 Abkhazian Foods
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Dip

ABKHAZIA, Georgia
4.2
Ajika
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Ajika is a hot and spicy Georgian paste made with hot peppers, garlic, walnuts, and fresh herbs and spices such as coriander, basil, dill, and marigold petals. It is most commonly used as a flavoring for various meat and fish dishes, although it can also be used as a fiery hot dip.


Ajika is usually red in color, but it can also be green if prepared with unripe peppers.

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Meatballs

ABKHAZIA, Georgia
4.1
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Abkhazura is a traditional dish originating from Abkhazia. These spicy meatballs are prepared with a combination of beef, pork, parsley, dill, coriander, pepper, onions, and summer savory. The meat needs to be tightly rolled in caul fat before it's seasoned with spices and fried in a pan.


These meatballs are traditionally served with tkemali sauce.

03

Salad

ABKHAZIA, Georgia
n/a
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Azelila is a traditional salad originating from Abkhazia. The salad is usually made with a combination of eggs, ground walnuts, dill, butter, salt, and ajika (a spicy dip based on hot peppers, garlic, walnuts, and herbs). The eggs are hard-boiled, peeled, and the yolks are separated from the whites.


The egg yolks are mashed with butter, walnuts, salt, dill, and ajika. The egg salad is turned over onto a plate and it's garnished with chopped egg whites or pomegranate seeds. Azelila is typically served slightly chilled or at room temperature.

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