Churchkhela

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Churchkhela is a traditional Georgian confection made by dipping strings of nuts into thickened grape must to form a chewy, sausage-shaped candy.

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Churchkhela canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Georgian cuisine dish ⓘ
confection ⓘ
traditional food ⓘ
canUseJuiceFrom red grapes ⓘ
white grapes ⓘ
contains dietary fiber ⓘ
fats from nuts ⓘ
natural sugars ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Georgia ⓘ
culturalSignificance traditional Georgian sweet associated with hospitality ⓘ
eatenAs portable high-energy food ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Georgian nut candle ⓘ
hasColor dark brown ⓘ
reddish brown ⓘ
hasPreparationStep air-drying for several days or weeks ⓘ
boiling grape must with flour until thick ⓘ
repeated dipping to build layers ⓘ
threading nuts on a string ⓘ
hasShape sausage-shaped ⓘ
isAssociatedWith rural winemaking regions of Georgia ⓘ
isOftenSoldAt markets in Georgia ⓘ
roadside stalls in Georgia ⓘ
isPartOf Georgian culinary heritage ⓘ
isPreparedBy dipping strings of nuts into thickened grape must ⓘ
drying coated nut strings ⓘ
isSimilarTo fruit-and-nut candy ⓘ
isTraditionallyMadeFrom concentrated grape juice ⓘ
wheat flour or other starch as thickener ⓘ
mainIngredient grape must ⓘ
nuts ⓘ
regionOfPopularity Caucasus ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
servedAt New Year celebrations in Georgia ⓘ
festive occasions ⓘ
religious holidays in Georgia ⓘ
storageProperty long shelf life when dried properly ⓘ
tasteProfile nutty ⓘ
slightly tart ⓘ
sweet ⓘ
texture chewy ⓘ
typicalLength 20–40 centimeters ⓘ
typicalNut almond ⓘ
hazelnut ⓘ
walnut ⓘ
usedAs dessert ⓘ
snack ⓘ
travel food ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pelamushi → relatedDish → Churchkhela ⓘ
subject linked to: pelamushi