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Meskheti tradition

Tatarberaki

Meskhetian pieces of boiled dough served with butter, fried onion, garlic and sour dairy.

Boiled flat dough pieces served on a plate with sour cream
Representative photo: Šarūnas Šimkus · image credits

What it is

Tatarberaki is a Meskhetian dish of small pieces of unleavened dough, boiled and dressed with butter, fried onions, garlic and matsoni or another sour dairy. It is one of the dishes Georgia Travel lists as typical of Meskheti, alongside tenili cheese and bakmazi.

Around Georgia

Recipes differ in how the dough is cut and cooked. It is simple, filling home cooking, more often found with a guesthouse host or in a regional restaurant in Akhaltsikhe than on a standard menu.

At the table

In Georgianტატარბერაკი
OriginMeskheti tradition
TypeCheese, cornmeal and dairy

How to order it

Ask a guesthouse host in Samtskhe-Javakheti in advance, or check menus in Akhaltsikhe.

What's in it

Wheat, butter, onion, garlic and dairy. Vegetarian. Recipes vary, so confirm ingredients with the kitchen if you have an allergy or dietary need.