Saveur: The Lost Cheeses of Georgia

20:02, 28.03.2019

“The Lost Cheeses of Georgia” – this is the title of the article published in American edition Saveur.

The author of the publication writes about different types of cheese spread in the regions of Georgia. One of them is “Narchvi”, which is said by the author of the article in Svaneti, namely Lakhamula.

“Calling cheese a God-given treasure did not feel even a little bit like hyperbole because this wasn’t any ordinary cheese. Narchvi is a rich, creamy cow’s-milk variety with a deeply funky aroma, buttery texture, sweet initial flavor, and lingering saline quality. It’s aged in wooden boxes for up to a year, by which time it takes on a sharp, nutty flavor. Ansiani might be the only person in the country who still makes it.

She had used it to prepare two pizza-size khachapuri, cheese-filled breads that are a staple of Georgian cuisine. One, which had a satisfying sour intensity, featured year-old narchvi. The other had fresher narchvi spiked with hemp seeds, another half-forgotten tradition in this corner of the country, which gave the khachapuri a lovely crunch”, – reads the article.

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