How to pronounce Tkemali

Tkemali is written ტყემალი where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /tʼqʼɛmali/. In plain English letters that is tkeh-MAH-lee, 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 Tkemali?

Tkemali is a snack of Georgia. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are vegetables. It tastes sour.

Where Tkemali comes from

Tkemali is one of 24 signature dishes of Georgia on this map.

• Gozinaki გოზინაყი · Dessert · Georgia

  Gozinaki is a traditional Georgian brittle of walnuts cooked in honey.

• 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.

• 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.

• Chikhirtma ჩიხირთმა · Soup & stew · Kakheti

  Chikhirtma is a traditional Georgian soup from Kakheti, the eastern wine region.

Food of Georgia

Dishes like Tkemali in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Tkemali:

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• Futog cabbage футошки купус · Snack · Vojvodina (Futog), Serbia

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