- What is special to bring from Abkhazia?
- Delicious Abkhazia
- Inedible gifts
Traveling around Abkhazia, many travelers gaze intently not only at the stunning mountain landscapes flashing outside the windows. They are equally interested in the assortment of souvenirs presented in numerous shops and shops. The question of what to bring from Abkhazia is not at all idle, every guest wants to capture at least a piece of memories of this amazing land, embodied in stone, wood, clay or plastic.
Souvenirs with the legendary inscription - "With love from Abkhazia" - are found on every corner, however, from an artistic point of view, many of them are far from perfect. This is understandable, one has only to find the country of manufacture. The Chinese "brothers", of course, do their best, but foreign tourists like the gifts, albeit not so optimistic, but made by local craftsmen with love for people and with respect for traditions.
What is special to bring from Abkhazia?
Abkhazian resorts have always been famous for their amazing climate, good beaches, and developed infrastructure. And many vacationers in this region could not refuse to buy wickerwork, moreover, well-to-do tourists took home whole sets of furniture (tables, chairs or armchairs). Guests with a thinner wallet preferred small and stylish furnishings made from the same vine or boxwood.
The special climatic conditions and landscape of the area have contributed to the fact that on the territory of Abkhazia you can find almost all medicinal plants that are used by folk herbalists and are recorded in medical reference books. True, they should be bought with caution, there were cases when, instead of the coveted miraculous plant raw materials, guests took home a bag of the most common dried herb, then we can only hope for the placebo effect.
Delicious Abkhazia
If there can be problems with the purchase of souvenirs - magnets, mugs, T-shirts, in the sense of finding a true Abkhaz manufacturer, then, as for edible gifts, then there is only one option - the products on the market are only their own, their own, grown in environmentally friendly ways, and therefore loved by the guests from abroad. First of all, foreign guests buy the following goods: adjika; homemade cheese; spices; wine and chacha; Abkhaz tea.
Real adjika is always packed in tiny jars, it has a very sharp taste and an unforgettable aroma. Such a gift will appeal to a grandmother or aunt, a neighbor who loves to cook, or a work colleague who loves spicy food.
The most popular cheese in Abkhazia, as well as in neighboring Georgia, is suluguni, since the secrets of cooking are passed down by Abkhaz housewives from generation to generation, the taste, color and aroma of cheese from one seller can be very different from the products of his neighbor in the trading row. Unfortunately, homemade suluguni is difficult to transport over long distances, unlike spices, which are ready to travel thousands of kilometers with a new owner. Among alcoholic beverages in Abkhazia, the leading positions are held by the following: wines; cognac; chacha.
Unfortunately, there is an opportunity to buy substandard or counterfeit products. Therefore, experienced tourists are advised to stock up on alcoholic beverages in factory stores, where the production technology is observed and there is a quality guarantee.
Inedible gifts
There are also a sufficient number of such options in Abkhazia, many of them are original brands representing a small but very proud people. The male half of the tourist group, first of all, will pay attention to the most beautiful daggers, which become good gifts for work colleagues and bosses. True, there is the difficulty of transporting a real dagger across the border, you can buy a souvenir replica of it, it looks presentable, but not dangerous at all.
Women will be delighted with the Abkhaz cezve, firstly, this small device for making coffee becomes one of the most useful in the kitchen, and secondly, they are made with great skill, some of the Turks are richly ornamented. The other part of such products, on the contrary, does not have any decorations, but during cooking it retains the divine taste of the drink. Abkhazian ceramics are no less popular with housewives; interesting items can decorate any interior - lamps, decorative candlesticks, wine jugs, vases.
For children in Abkhazia, you can also pick up cute gifts, for example, a variety of shells, and they can be bought in a souvenir shop or found right on the seashore. Also, children will be interested in dolls in very beautiful national Abkhaz dresses. You can find author's panels made of clay or plaster, which depict local landscapes, such works of art will remind of the trip for a long time.
