How to pronounce Kharcho

Kharcho is written ხარჩო where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /χartʃʰɔ/. In plain English letters that is KHAR-choh, 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 Kharcho?

Kharcho is a soup or stew of Georgia. Where it comes from: Samegrelo. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are beef, rice and nuts & seeds. It tastes sour, spicy and rich.

Where Kharcho comes from

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

• Elarji ელარჯი · Main dish · Samegrelo

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

• Gebzhalia გებჟალია · Snack · Samegrelo

  Gebzhalia is a traditional dish of Samegrelo in western Georgia and one of the distinctive elements of Mingrelian cooking.

• 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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