- What to bring delicious from Georgia?
- Gifts in the national style
- Interior items and decorations
Over the past few years, Georgian resorts have made a real breakthrough, having regained their lost positions, promising tourists of stunning beauty of the sea, environmentally friendly products, gorgeous mountain landscapes, excursions to ancient historical monuments. In this article, we will try to answer the question of what to bring from Georgia, besides wonderful memories.
Consider options for practical purchases, an assortment of edible products, pay attention to which alcohol is considered the most popular among foreign tourists, which interior items and handicrafts to buy from Georgian craftsmen.
What to bring delicious from Georgia?
Edible goods probably still make up the bulk of the baggage of a tourist leaving the country. And this is quite understandable, in the grocery "basket" the guest leaves for their homeland: fruits (if you go not far); sauces and preserves; Georgian wines; chacha; Svan salt.
The last product on the list is not produced industrially, each housewife prepares it herself. Svan salt is a mixture of salt and dried herbs, spices, does not contain artificial flavors or colors. Since it is prepared at home, according to old recipes passed down from generation to generation, the taste of salt purchased at different retail outlets will differ from each other.
The temporary cooling of relations between Russia and Georgia affected the quality of Georgian wine. Since the import of Georgian alcohol into the neighboring country was prohibited, there was no need for counterfeiting; now in Tbilisi or at sea resorts one can absolutely not be afraid for the quality of wine sold in supermarkets or markets.
If there are a lot of awaiting gifts in the form of Georgian wine, then it is best to buy souvenir bottles, beautifully packaged and of a smaller volume. Guests of the Georgian capital can safely go to Leselidze Street, firstly, this is one of the longest and oldest streets of Tbilisi, located in the historical center of the city, and secondly, there are many wineries and shops offering to taste delicious products before buying.
Many connoisseurs of Georgian cheese remind that this product should not be missed by a tourist, and if the house is very far from Georgia and cheese is definitely not delivered, then you should at least enjoy delicious homemade dairy products here. Georgian sauces are also quite famous in the world, the same Tkemali, which is made from cherry plums or plums, Satsebeli, suitable for poultry meat, Nasharab, a sauce for fish based on pomegranate juice. And a jar of real adzhika from Georgia is required, preserving the taste and aroma of summer. Sweet gifts cannot be left aside either - churchkhela, gozinaki (this is how the usual kozinaki are called in Georgia). Churchkhela is made from grape juice and nuts, natural raw materials and ancient technologies make this product very useful, but the taste, of course, is excellent.
Gifts in the national style
The rich Georgian culture has managed to preserve ancient traditions, including in the production of national souvenirs. First of all, guests pay attention to the following goods, or rather, works of art: daggers; handmade carpets; containers for wine; dolls in national Georgian costumes; elements of the national costume.
The daggers are made according to old technologies and are richly ornamented. As for carpets, the closeness of Turkey to its ancient traditions of carpet weaving is evident, you can see similar motives and colors. If the carpet seems like an expensive purchase, then you can buy cute rugs woven by the same craftswomen.
Naturally, Georgia, as a country associated with delicious wine, could not do without containers for this noble, delicious drink. In addition to wooden barrels, other containers are also popular, many of them can be safely attributed to masterpieces. They are made of glass or clay, they actively use the horns of animals, which instantly remind of the traditions of the Georgian feast, long, beautiful and deeply philosophical toasts.
Interior items and decorations
Georgian artisans are ready to offer a wide range of products for the home, statuettes made of wood, clay or stone, candlesticks, small sculptural forms become a good reminder of this amazing country.
Many travelers bring precious and semi-precious jewelry from Georgia, both made by modern jewelers and bought in antique shops. In the capital of Georgia, permanent open-air sales exhibitions are organized, where you can buy masterpieces of modern Georgian artists, followers of the great Pirosmani. Naive painting is still the most popular genre among local brush masters.
