How to pronounce Gebzhalia

Gebzhalia is written გებჟალია where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ɡɛbʒalia/. In plain English letters that is geb-ZHAH-lee-ah, 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 Gebzhalia?

Gebzhalia is a snack of Georgia. Where it comes from: Samegrelo. People usually eat it as a snack. Its main ingredients are dairy & cheese. It tastes fresh and savory.

Where Gebzhalia comes from

Gebzhalia is one of 24 signature dishes of Georgia on this map. See all dishes from Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti.

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  Kharcho is a traditional Georgian soup of beef, rice, cherry plum purée and chopped walnuts, seasoned with khmeli suneli and coriander and served with plenty of fresh coriander.

• Elarji ელარჯი · Main dish · Samegrelo

  Elarji is a traditional dish of Samegrelo, the Mingrelian region of western Georgia.

• Sulguni სულგუნი · Snack · Samegrelo

  Sulguni is a brined Georgian cheese from Samegrelo, called selegini in Mingrelian, and it is also made in Svaneti.

• Kubdari კუბდარი · Main dish · Svaneti

  Kubdari, kubed in the Svan language, is a filled bread and the national dish of the Svans, the people of Svaneti high in the Caucasus of north-western Georgia.

• Tashmijabi თაშმიჯაბი · Main dish · Svaneti

  Tashmijabi, whose name means "boiled cheese" in the Svan language, is a traditional dish from Svaneti, the mountain region of north-western Georgia.

• Khachapuri ხაჭაპური · Bread & pastry · Imereti and Adjara

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

Food of Georgia

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