A real charm of Megrelian gastronomy is Sulguni – a cheese variety and the main ingredient of many delicacies. Samegrelo is distinguished with its beautiful dishes, such as Ghomi (thick porridge made of coarse ground flour), Elarji (Sulguni melted Ghomi), Gebzhalia (a cheese roulette dressed with mint), also they have Kvalamkvari (boiled Khachapuri) and Jurjani (spiced haslets).Megrelians are known for cooking spicy meals and Megrelian Adjika and pepper sauce are topping their hot list. Megrelian Khachapuri is one of the popular pastries next to the Imeretian and Adjarian Khachapuri.
