EATABLE WILD PLANTS IN SAMTSKHE-JAVAKHETI

Abstract

Studying traditional folk dishes made of wild plants gives us an opportunity to define how people living in different geographical regions are being fed, what is common for them and what is specific. A lot of wild plants were used in the past and are still used today as a food in Samtskhe-Javakheti. Some of them are eaten raw, others are eaten pickled. Studied material shows us that Samtskhe-Javakheti kitchen is rich in traditional, folk plant dishes which contain high calories and are very delicious.