How to pronounce Chikhirtma

Chikhirtma is written ჩიხირთმა where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /tʃʰiχirtʰma/. In plain English letters that is chee-kheert-MAH, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Chikhirtma?

Chikhirtma is a soup or stew of Georgia. Where it comes from: Kakheti. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are chicken and egg. It tastes savory and rich.

Where Chikhirtma comes from

Chikhirtma is one of 24 signature dishes of Georgia on this map. See all dishes from Kakheti.

• Churchkhela ჩურჩხელა · Dessert · Kakheti

  Churchkhela is a traditional Georgian sweet shaped like a candle.

• Chakapuli ჩაქაფული · Main dish · Kakheti

  Chakapuli is a Georgian stew of young meat and fresh green herbs, counted among the most popular dishes in the country.

• Shotis puri შოთის პური · Bread & pastry · Kakheti

  Shotis puri, or simply shoti, is a traditional Georgian bread made from white wheat flour and shaped like a canoe or a curved blade, thick along the spine with a thin edge and pointed ends.

• Tushetian guda თუშური გუდა · Snack · Tusheti (Kakheti)

  Tushetian guda is a cheese from Tusheti, a high mountain region in the far north-east of Georgia.

• Khachapuri ხაჭაპური · Bread & pastry · Imereti and Adjara

  Khachapuri is bread filled with cheese, and Georgia has a version for nearly every region.

• Khinkali ხინკალი · Main dish · Georgian mountains

  Khinkali are large dumplings with pleated tops, filled with spiced minced meat and herbs, which release a hot broth inside as they cook.

Food of Georgia

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• Chankonabe ちゃんこ鍋 · Soup & stew · Tokyo (sumo stables), Japan

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