What it is
Zuckerkuchen is a German sugar cake: a flat, yeasted cake topped with butter and sugar. It came to Georgia with Swabian settlers from Württemberg. In 1818 they founded Katharinenfeld, the town now called Bolnisi, and built cobbled streets, a Lutheran church and half-timbered houses that still stand.
Around Georgia
The German community was deported in 1941, and the town was renamed in the Soviet period. Georgia Travel notes that some local families still bake Zuckerkuchen and cure ham the Swabian way. It is a home tradition, not a bakery staple.
At the table
How to order it
Ask a guesthouse host or the visitor centre in Bolnisi whether anyone is baking it during your visit. Don't count on finding it on a menu.
What's in it
Wheat, butter, sugar and usually egg. Vegetarian. Recipes vary, so confirm ingredients with the kitchen if you have an allergy or dietary need.
