Chef
Luka Nachkebia
Everything around us works through the laws of physics and chemistry and if you ask me - culinary is a science. I am a scientist, a food technologist and I try to create art work in the form of delicious food using organic chemistry, biochemistry and physics.Though, apart from science culinary involves a good deal of emotions. I try to evoke emotions, curiosity and revive memories stored deeply in our minds. That's what I share with my students at the Agrarian University Culinary Academy.
Jerked trout
Thermal treatment is not the only way of cooking, as smoking, salting and jerking with alcohol are also widely used methods. I love sushi and the taste of raw fish, but as far as I’m aware none of the fish available locally in Georgia are suitable for eating raw, including trout. That’s why I have to buy and prepare imported fish, which costs me quite a sum. In order to satisfy the desire, I try the only Georgian solution – trout jerked in salt and alcohol. The dish has the aroma and a pleasant velvet tecture which all fish-affectionates will love. In the end it won’t be raw, but harmless and super delicious. Also, not to make it tasting like Scandinavian Gravlax, we’ll bundle it into distinct Georgian aromas. The dish is ideal for New Year’s party when people are fasting.
Clay-baked chicken
There are loads of chicken meals in the Georgian kitchen, and all of them are delicious, but none of those are as distinctive as this recipe here. Imagine a dish combining lemon ethereal smell, herbal frost of a tarragon, milky aroma of a cream, taste of a roasted chicken and crystal essence of mushrooms. Clay-baked chicken and Chakapuli are absolute champions of the Georgian soups. I have to admit, this recipe has been inspired by French Fricassee, but trust me, none of that you can't find in Georgia or is not a part of the Georgian kitchen.
Mineral water Borjomi
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