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Khmeli suneli

Georgia's everyday spice blend: usually coriander seed, blue fenugreek and dried marigold, with dried herbs such as savory, dill and mint.

warm · herbal · nutty

What to do with it

Classics built on it
GeorgianKharchoBeef simmered in a thick sauce of ground walnuts, garlic and spice, soured with sour plum — a stew in the west of Georgia, a soup elsewhere.No one here has made it yet

If you can't find it

Georgian and Eastern European shops.

  1. 1Coriander seed
    Ground coriander with dried fenugreek leaves and a little dried dill, mint and savory
    You lose blue fenugreek and marigold — the blend's own notes.

Goes with

walnutgarlicbeefblue fenugreek

Knowing it

Where to buy
Georgian, Russian and Eastern European shops.
Worth knowing
The seasoning for kharcho and walnut sauces; add early so it softens.

Kitchens that keep it in

Georgia — the South Caucasus, between the Black Sea and the CaspianGeorgianWalnuts ground into sauces, fistfuls of fresh herbs, cheese breads and sour plums — cooking made for long tables and long toasts.10 classics

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