By Nino Chubabria | Project director
In Georgia it is New Year that is celebrated first and foremost and Christmas is more a religious celebration. Over 24 hours from New Years Eve to New Years Day we laid on a fantastic feast for our residents and other teenagers we have helped in the past, or who are still homeless. Thanks to your generosity and local donors we were able to feed a magnificent 45 young people.
Georgia is famous for its wonderful food and we put on a menu of highlights for the feast. We prepared Satsivi (a Georgian dish of turkey in walnut sauce) Gozinaki(Roasted walnuts covered with honey), red and green Pkhali (a Georgian vegetable dish), chicken salad, Olivia salad, Khachapuri (cheese pie), Lobiani (beans), cake, sweets and fruits.
The Georgian style is to set all the dishes out on the table (except the cake and sweets that are brought later) and people help themselves as they please. There is also fresh bread which is used to dip in the sauces.
It is really wonderful that we were able to give so many of our young people a New Year to remember. Thank you so much for bringing a little warmth at this festive time of year.
If you're tempted to try your hand at making some of this delicious Georgian food yourself, you can find recipes online and we've given you a link to a handy website below.
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