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    Georgian Adventures, Part 2

    by Florian November 6, 2010
    November 6, 2010

    Roadside food stands in Kakheti; a recipe for raisin, chacha and peach preserves.

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    Guinea Hen Satsivi

    by Florian October 31, 2010
    October 31, 2010

    Satsivi is a thick Georgian sauce made with walnuts, onions and spices. There are many Georgian nut sauces, but this is the most famous. The sauce is served with poultry — especially turkey — or sometimes …

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    Restaurant Review: Skovorodka

    by Florian October 29, 2010
    October 29, 2010

    A note about my restaurant reviews: New York City counts many Eastern European restaurants scattered across the five boroughs, most of them ignored by restaurant critics and diners alike. I intend to visit …

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    Uzbek Lamb and Green Pea Plov

    by Florian October 24, 2010
    October 24, 2010

    A relative of pilaf, plov is a dish from Central Asia in which rice is cooked in a broth. The traditional version from Uzbekistan distinguishes itself in several regards: The base ingredients are …

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    Georgian Adventures, Part 1

    by Florian October 22, 2010
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    Food representation in the public Soviet art of the Kakheti region; a churchkhela recipe.

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    Baked Paskha

    by Florian October 19, 2010
    October 19, 2010

    Paskha is a traditional dessert made of tvorog and shaped like a truncated pyramid. Culinary writer William Pokhlebkin notes that the cost of the dish used to mean that simple people could only afford …

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    Flageolet Beans

    by Florian October 16, 2010
    October 16, 2010

    I found these beautiful flageolet beans at the Union Square Greenmarket in New York City last Saturday. Since they are typically available for a couple weeks at most, you have to act …

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    Tvorog, Russian Fromage Blanc

    by Florian October 15, 2010
    October 15, 2010

    I like preparing food from scratch. I have been making my own stock, cured meats, cheese, bread, jam, soda, wine, and liquor to name a few things. Some of the recipes take months …

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