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🍽♥️Khinkali♥️ is eaten plain or with ground black pepper. The meat filling is uncooked when khinkali is assembled, so when it is cooked, the juices of the meat are trapped inside the dumpling. To make khinkali juicier, usually warm water or broth is added to the minced meat. Khinkali is typically consumed first by sucking the juices while taking the first bite, in order to prevent the dumpling from bursting. The top, where the pleats meet, is tough, and is not supposed to be eaten, but discarded to the plate so that those eating can count how many they have consumed. In Georgia, this top is called the kudi (Georgian: კუდი, "tail") or k'uch'i (Georgian: კუჭი, "stomach").
There is a widespread etiquette in Georgia to use only one's bare hands while consuming these dumplings. The using of utensils, like a fork, is considered incorrect or childish. This is because the tastiest part of the khinkali is its juice; using a fork will rupture the khinkali and the juice will be spilled.

🎨Today, Gremi fortress is considered a popular attraction of Kakheti and one of the most visited in Georgia. It is located on a hilltop and attracts the attention of travelers from a height. From far away it seems that the walls of the fortress are of different heights. The fact is that they are built on an uneven mountain range, repeating the relief.

The main attraction of the fortress complex is the church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel. The founder of Gremi Castle, Tsar Levan Kakhetinsky, is buried on the right side of the main entrance. The temple is built of brick, and its interior walls are decorated with frescoes.

A museum has been opened in the former bell tower of the castle, which presents a collection of ceramics and bronze, as well as other finds from excavations of the territory. 😉A castle toilet, unique in its time, has been preserved here.