Photos: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 rugbyxm, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Photos: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 rugbyxm, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Baking tonis puri and making churchkhela
Your local guide
Ketevan Mamulashvili
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Highlights
- Bread slapped against a hot tone oven
- Walnuts threaded for churchkhela
- Strings dipped in thickened grape juice
- Fresh bread, cheese and wine, laid out
- A traditional Kakhetian kitchen, on camera
About this tour
This session shows two Kakhetian kitchen traditions, baking tonis puri in a clay tone oven and making churchkhela by hand. You see the bread slapped against the oven's hot walls, walnuts threaded onto strings, and each string dipped into thickened grape juice before it dries. Fresh bread, cheese and wine are laid out on the same table as the guide explains each step.
The call opens with a sound check by the oven, then follows the two processes side by side, with time to ask questions as the dough and the walnuts are worked. A short list of the ingredients and the steps involved is sent afterwards.
This suits anyone interested in Georgian food traditions and how they are actually made rather than just eaten. It also suits those who want to try the recipes themselves afterwards.
Included
- Live video session with a local guide
- A close look at the dishes and where locals buy them
- A short list of places and dishes to try later
Not included
- Food and drinks shown on camera
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Sighnaghi before heading out.
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The tone oven 21 min
The camera holds on the tone oven as the baker slaps flatbread against its hot clay walls, the guide explaining how the dough is timed against the heat inside.
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Threading churchkhela 21 min
Nearby, the guide watches walnuts being threaded onto long strings for churchkhela, the first step in a process that takes several dips to finish.
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Dipping in grape must 21 min
Each string of walnuts is dipped into thickened grape juice and hung to dry, the guide showing the camera fresh bread, cheese and wine laid out on the same table.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Sighnaghi: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Khinkali and Old Town, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Tbilisi time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Sighnaghi, showing you Alazani Valley Viewpoints and Sighnaghi Museum live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Sighnaghi live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Tbilisi time (GMT+4)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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