Georgia is one of the cradles of human civilization. When visiting ancient monuments, touching shrines, enjoying Georgian cuisine and wines, do not forget about your loved ones who stayed at home and cannot share with you all the delights of a vacation. Delight them with gifts, national dishes and drinks.
Wines and delicacies
- Bring wine from Georgia - white, pink or black, from the best producer - the Vaziani trademark. For meat, seafood, cheese, dry and semi-sweet, choose from a variety of varieties the one you like more. "Khvanchkara" will go well with cold appetizers from meat and fish dishes, "Saperavi" - with hot meat, roast and kebabs, with cheese, fruits and vegetables, take "Tsinandali", "Kindzmarauli" is better to drink with cheeses and meat snacks, serve dry seafood "Vazisubani" and the taste will be fuller. Those who are not chasing varietal wine are advised to try it in the markets, very often the wine they like most is sold by private winemakers.
- Chacha - vodka made from Rkatsiteli grapes - is the best, belongs to the brandy class. You can buy chacha made from figs, cherry plums, tangerines, but the classic is still grape, the strength of this drink can be up to 60 degrees.
- Delicious cheese can be purchased both in the supermarket and in markets or cheese shops. All local cheeses, bought before departure, will "live" home safely. And for reliability, you can take smoked cheese.
- You may be interested in preserves, jams and sauces that relate to the national cuisine, they are sold in the markets from the hands of grandmothers or in small shops, as well as in supermarkets.
- Do not forget to please the sweet tooth with churchkhella or tklapi - a marshmallow made of fruit or grape puree dried on a sheet of paper.
- Spices, Svan salt, tobacco and tea - we go to the market again. Tobacco is sold from bags, divided into varieties by strength. Choose tea and spices according to your taste. Svan salt is only home-made - spices, herbs mixed with salt, there are no two alike, each seller has his own.
Jewelry and clothing
- You will find a large selection of silver items at the jewelry bazaar in Tbilisi, they differ in some special technique of working with silver, handmade, items are often in a single copy. Bargaining is, of course, necessary.
- If you need clothes from world brands, you need to go to Tbilisi, to a shopping center. Shows of Georgian designers are sometimes held there, but they are quite distinctive and their creations are more often art than clothing.
