Traditional GEORGIAN FOOD at GREEN BAZAAR - Oldest Market in Kutaisi | Georgia
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As my day in the historical city of Kutaisi in the Republic of Georgia continued, I set out to explore its Green Bazaar! Come along with me as I try delicious Georgian street food and meet the locals at the Green Bazaar in Kutaisi, Georgia!
My boy Tim from Friendly GE and I began our morning just outside the Green Bazaar, the oldest and most authentic market in the city. It’s located in the center of the old town and is like a cross between a flea market and a farmer’s market. It’s a covered market full of vendors selling produce, vegetables, wine, home goods, and more!
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The vendors were starting to put out their produce. I met a friendly fruit vendor and his wife who sold watermelon, plums, and more. Then, inside, I saw just how expansive the market is. It’s divided into tons of sections.
One spice vendor let me try some Svaneti salt, which is herbs mixed with salt. It was super salty! Further on, we saw vendors selling lots of different types of beans, fruit, and vegetables. The woman gave us some Svaneti salt as a gift!
I could also see clothing vendors, cheese vendors, and butchers. I met one selling chilies, spring onions, lettuce, and herbs. There were more selling medicinal herbs, garlic, onions, and wine. It’s all produced locally in the foothills north of Kutaisi!
Then, we headed up to the more modern part of the market in a huge hall. I could see cheese, whole chicken, nuts, spices, pickles, and more. This area was redone recently!
At the cheese vendors, I tried some nadughi, or cottage cheese. It was fresh and crumbly! I also had some Imeruli cheese, which was dense with some nice air pockets. You can buy some big blocks of cheese for about $20 USD!
Next were more spices, including svaneti salt, which was less salty than the other. Then, I tried some spicy salt, followed by some smooth peach chacha and some insanely strong brandy! The woman gave me more salt as a gift! She also makes churchkhela at her home using walnuts, hazelnuts, and fruit juices!
We also saw a vendor selling lots of mushrooms and an entire section of whole, fresh chickens! She torched the chicken over a propane tank to remove the excess feathers!
At the butchers, we saw a man butchering some fresh meat and another chopping a cow leg. It’s a huge spectacle!
Next, we came across lots of pickled vegetables, including garlic, jonjoli, chilies, cabbages, and tomatoes! The pickled green tomato stuffed with herbs and spices was sour, herbal, and juicy. It was delicious, and the vendor gave it to me for free!
Then, we saw more fruits and nuts, including berries, peaches, apricots, red currants, and black currants! They let me try some red currants , black currants, and blueberries, which were so fresh and a little sour! The black currants tasted almost like blackberries.
We passed through the clothing section and home goods section. I was looking for some luggage to hold all the gifts I’d been given. Then, I bought a fish-shaped cutting board made of walnut wood for GEL 8, or less than $3 USD.
Finally, after seeing more tools, we found Bread & Wine Bistro, which makes fresh bread, lobiani, and khachapuri! They baked them in the tone oven.
The Imeruli khachapuri had a smoky flavor and was made with Imeruli cheese. It was so tasty. Then, we jumped on the lobiani, which is bread with bean filling. It was more pasty than others I’d had. The lobiani was very warm and fresh!
I chased it with some ice-cole water and some semi-sweet red wine at Bread & Wine Bistro for GEL 7.20/$3 USD. It was chilled and perfect after all the bread I ate!
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Georgian food is arguably one of the world’s most underrated cuisines, featuring flavors from Greece and the Mediterranean, as well as influences from Turkey and Persia. Love from Korea 🇰🇷💕
@Rockydcomedy
2 жыл бұрын
I would argue with you about the description. If I were to say that Italian food it’s featuring flavors from Chinese food I think Italians would be very upset with a comment meaning that noodles came from China. Therefore to explain it simply as possible the silk road passed through Georgia from China all the way to Europe and back therefore Georgia had picked up the world spices and has developed it’s on cuisine just like the Italian stayed with pasta neither the taste nor everything is taken from Greeks nor Persians it is just the ingredients that everyone else uses it don’t forget also that Georgia is really ancient. By the way I’m a huge fan of Korean food so she one of my top five favoritesLove from Georgia
@davitgurjiani3043
2 жыл бұрын
You are correct! Georgian food is really underrated It is much more interesting than Italian or any.....
@davitgurjiani3043
2 жыл бұрын
Yoa are absolutely correct!!!!I am georgian -and love Korean fooo!!!!! I it is sooo yammi!!!! In my house -I have many korean ingredients....To make korean food!!! Ilove Koreean food sooo much///
Lovely Country, Lovely People. God Bless Georgia and Georgian's.
@gogitakukava3800
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for your kind wishes.🥰
I pray for everyone (who is reading this) a successful future, happiness and true love in Life. Stay Blessed. Emma from London
I absolutely love their markets. So kind with samples. So friendly. Love Georgia. 🌿🍃🌹🍃🌿
Tim seems like such nice and fun guy!
I LOOOOVVVEEE going to markets and bazaars like these - I feel like these are the places where the locals are and you can kind of get a sense of what the 'real' country is like. No flashy signs, no advertisements, no neon lights ... just real, honest, people serving real honest food and products. I've seen David eat a lot of breads and cheeses on this Georgia series - now it's starting to form in mind that these are some of the most popular foods in Georgia... love it! Who doesn't like cheese and bread right? Every country makes their own style of bread and I can't wait to try Georgian bread!
Loving this series. I want to visit Georgia and have Tim as my guide! ✌️👍🏻❤️
Such yummy looking food, who needs Georgia peaches when those plums look so good?🤔😂
@Davidsbeenhere
2 жыл бұрын
Oh sooooo good!
@yolee66
2 жыл бұрын
You're a class act and who couldn't love when you and your dad work together.
Love this whole Georgian series! Tim is a delightful guide.
My lovely city! My sweet people! Welcome, bro!
Georgia looks awesome! 🤤
19:56 that women said I don't drink wine but cheers lol
01.30 That guy was jolly !! Food, Drinks, Bazaar Environment bustling man !
Nice ......respect here from India..... regards Oscar
Good job 👍Thanks for sharing
Looks amazing dude!
Hey .... I just started loving your videos nice job..and nice georgia too🤩
I have been watching your series in Georgia. Im elated I get to experience Georgia through your vlogs. One day I'll come there as well.
Always looking good.😍 Love from korea.🇰🇷
Wonderfull video Whereever you are Thank you for everything
Welcome from Kutaisi
All those yellow natural chicken Make Me Mad!!!! I want to eat them ALLL!!!!!!!
David in Georgia!!
David, awesome 😎 video!!❤️ love the huge market different varieties of fresh produce. I love the farmers markets !!!❤️
Mouthwatering vids - So yammy!!! Georgia looks like a most ecological country in the world...
I am in that market now but I'm surprised there's anybody other than the sellers before 9 AM everybody sleeps in here.
Great videos, David. Could you please tell me about what style of hat you wear and where you got it? Keep up the great work
David is always hungry 😁
David please support the locals
So yummy😋
Nice video as always have you tried Borjomi water wow Bakuriani water after a famous family who were in my country Bulgaria
Hey @david, your vlogs are more addicted than any drugs in the world.
@Davidsbeenhere
2 жыл бұрын
That’s a very good thing!
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Please do w collaboration video with Indian vlogger @nomadicindian. He too is now in Georgia❤️
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Senses that detoxification of Chacha is on its way 😂 Stay strong David
Why no prices in bazaar
dude, I'm so obsessed with your content! Please, can we (Raoul and I) interview you for our channel at some point, about your experience in Georgia...could be done over Skype or we could send you questions ahead of time. It would absolutely make my day! I know you're super busy traveling around....I was like David this and David that and Raoul (bf, I have the channel with) was like why don't you marry David....(((-:
@Davidsbeenhere
2 жыл бұрын
Hey no problem! Email my team Brandon at Davidsbeenhere dot com jajaja no worries at all!
@Georgian2go
2 жыл бұрын
@@Davidsbeenhere wonderful! Will do!
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I like your hat where can I get one like that?
@friendly.getoursingeorgia
2 жыл бұрын
Come to Georgia!
@pg618
2 жыл бұрын
@@friendly.getoursingeorgia I have been to Georgia I love Georgia but I never saw a hat like that can you recommend a particular place thank you
@friendly.getoursingeorgia
2 жыл бұрын
@@pg618 It's sold everywhere. This is Khevsureti hat
I didn't drink chach in Georgia 😭
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ginzeng hello
I’ve never tried Georgian food 😕
You just can come to a georgian market - taste something a bit - and you are feed up!!!!
Is Tim Georgian or American?
@thetunefulquire
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Oto, it's Tim from the video. I'm American but living in Georgia many years. გაგიმარჯოს :)
@sergonioradze
2 жыл бұрын
@@thetunefulquire Hello :)) I initially thought you were Georgian and had lived in the US and I was impressed by how good your English was, but now I am impressed by how good your Georgian is, as well as your knowledge of this country. :)
@thetunefulquire
2 жыл бұрын
@@sergonioradze Cheers man, thanks :)
@bluedotdragon
2 жыл бұрын
@@thetunefulquire hey, You should make some videos too.
Did you ask a Georgian if it was picante
show the vegetables more clearly
That Svanerian salt is not authentic, this is why it’s salty. You should go to Svaneti to try the real one
what are you doing looking for free food ...pay the people
@Davidsbeenhere
2 жыл бұрын
No I don’t look for it. They don’t take my money there is a difference
@user-xz4eq2ci6h
2 жыл бұрын
They let him try their food