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This is a list of Georgian cheeses. Over 250 varieties of
cheese
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are produced in
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
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Historical states and entities
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Georgian cheeses
![Tenili cheese](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Tenili_cheese.jpg)
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Dambal khacho
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Guda, cheese from eastern Georgia's
mountain
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region
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Imeruli,
cheese from
Imereti
Imereti ( Georgian: იმერეთი) is a region of Georgia situated in the central-western part of the republic along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni River. Imereti is the most populous region in Georgia. It consists of 11 munic ...
region
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Kalti
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Rotten cheese
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Sulguni
Sulguni ( ka, სულგუნი, სულუგუნი ''sulguni, suluguni''; sva, სჷლგინ, ლჷჯმარე ''selgin, lejmare''; xmf, სელეგინ ''selegin'') is a brined Georgian cheese from the Svaneti and S ...
,
cheese from
Samegrelo
Mingrelia ( ka, სამეგრელო, tr; xmf, სამარგალო, samargalo; ab, Агырны, Agirni) is a historic province in the western part of Georgia, formerly known as Odishi. It is primarily inhabited by the Mingrelians ...
region. It is sometimes
smoked.
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Svanetian marchvi
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Tenili cheese, a variety of
string cheese
String cheese is any of several different types of cheese where the manufacturing process aligns the proteins in the cheese, which makes it stringy.
When mozzarella is heated to 60 °C (140 °F) and then stretched, the milk proteins ...
from
Meskheti
Meskheti ( ka, მესხეთი) or Samtskhe ( ka, სამცხე) (Moschia in ancient sources), is a mountainous area in southwestern Georgia.
History
Ancient tribes known as the Mushki (or Moschi) and Mosiniks (or Mossynoeci) were the ...
region of southern Georgia. In 2013, it was inscribed on the list of
Intangible cultural heritage of Georgia.
See also
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Georgian cuisine
Georgian cuisine () consists of cooking traditions, techniques, and practices of Georgia. Georgian cuisine has a distinct character, while bearing some similarities with various national cuisines of the Caucasus and the wider Eastern Europe. E ...
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Khachapuri
Khachapuri ( ka, ხაჭაპური ''khach’ap’uri'' from ka, ხაჭო "curds" + ka, პური "bread") is a traditional Georgian dish of cheese-filled bread. The bread is leavened and allowed to rise, molded into various s ...
– a traditional Georgian dish of cheese-filled bread
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List of cheeses
This is a list of cheeses by place of origin. Cheese is a milk-based food that is produced in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms. Hundreds of types of cheese from various countries are produced. Their styles, textures and flavors depe ...
References
Further reading
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External links
Cheese Makers Traveling Through Republic of Georgia
cheese
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