Learn to make Khachapuri and Dolma in a private online class!
Approximately 1.5 hours
English, Russian or Georgian
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Learn about the fascinating the delicious cuisine of Georgia, nestled between Turkey and Russia. You will learn how to make a traditional Georgian Khachapuri, a cheese-filled bread, as well as dolma, stuffed grape leaves
- Private, one-on-one online instruction with a Georgian native and his mother
- Scheduled mutually at your convenience (host lives in Tbilisi, Georgia (GMT+4))
- Customization available for dietary restrictions or preferences
- Recipes and ingredients list will be emailed in advance of class
- Travel from your own home and learn Georgian culinary traditions!
- You will need a flat griddle or heavy skillet to cook your khachapuri
WHAT WILL YOU COOK TOGETHER:
- Imeretian Khachapuri, a traditional Georgian dish of cheese-filled bread
- Georgian Dolma, stuffed grape leaves
INGREDIENTS:
- 4 cups (1/2 kg) flour
- 1 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 ½ cup (0.4 l) water at 30 degrees C
- 4 tbsp oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 lb (1/2 kg) imeruli and/or sulguni cheese (can substitute with crumbled feta and/or shredded mozzarella)
- Salt to taste
- 20 grape leaves (can substitute with cabbage leaves)
- ¾ lb ground beef
- ¼ lb ground pork
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 egg
- 10 green plums
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- ¼ cup fresh dill, chopped
- ¼ cup fresh tarragon, chopped
- Salt and paper to taste
- Yogurt (optional) to dip
- Sprinkling of cinnamon powder (optional)
About your host
Lasha and Elene, Georgia
Lasha and his mom are excited to teach guests how to make Imeretian Khachapuri, a traditional Georgian bread and Dolma, stuffed vine leaves from family recipes! Lasha quit his corporate job five years ago to live a more active and fulfilling life. Today, he runs a guest house, is a tour guide and offers cooking classes along with his mother, Elene. Elene is a great cook and has served as a chef for hundreds of events and banquets, cooking traditional Georgian cuisine. She learned to cook from her mother, mother-in-law and late husband. Lasha fondly remembers helping his mother in the kitchen as a child, and so he saw fit that they host together, doing something they are both so passionate about. Lasha and Elene are excited to cook, eat and share stories of Georgian customs and traditions with guests!
$25 initial guest
+ $15 each additional screen
(max 9)
HOW IT WORKS
- Submit a request and get connected with your host
- Pay invoice sent to your email and receive confirmation details and class link
- Meet your host online at your agreed time for your private cooking lesson!
- Free cancellation up to 48 hours before event