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Churchkhela, nuts on a string

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Churchkhela is a string of nuts dipped many times in grape juice. The juice is cooked and thickened with flour. Kakheti uses walnuts, the west often hazelnuts. It is made in autumn, after rtveli, the grape harvest, and sold all year.

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