Mchadi

Mchadi (Georgian: მჭადი) is a traditional Georgian^[1]^[2]^[3] cornbread traditionally eaten with lobio and/or cheese. It is common in Imereti.^{[citation needed]} It is made by combining cornmeal and water into a patty and then frying it.

A variation of this dish is called chvishtari which is stuffed with cheese.

The name comes from the Georgian word for millet. In the past millet was an important cereal crop in Georgia. With the introduction of corn millet lost its dominance, but the name of the flatbread stuck.^[4]

References

^ Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia, Ken Albala, p. 26
^ Darra Goldstein, The Georgian Feast, p. 32
^ Georgisk Mad, Rikke Elisabeth Frederiksen, p. 52
^ ფეტვი ("Millet"), an article from the database of the National Library of Georgia in the form of wiki maintained by its administrators