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> After all, they fraudulently possibly told their comrades that the United States was a lazy country that probably couldn’t even cook for itself. They need it
by 8note 3y ago
> After all, they fraudulently possibly told their comrades that the United States was a lazy country that probably couldn’t even cook for itself. They need it to go out to buy pizza…
This is a weird dig at the soviets, who were probs just happy to to find some customers to justify having already dug up all the ore. The fraudster seem to be the Americans in this case?
- varjag 3y agoFun fact, pizza was virtually unknown in USSR throughout its existence.
- cpursley 3y agoWhat you could get was Georgian-style khachapuri which is an amazing cheesy butter bread thing. Now there’s a Dodo pizza in every city and pizza-sushi-etc places on every corner.
- varjag 3y agoKhachapuri was certainly known but hardly could be ordered anywhere outside few large cities or Georgian SSR. Most people who knew about it have never tasted it (as is still the case with me).
- EA-3167 3y agoYou should fix that never tasting it thing, it's so worth it. Just make sure to eat it when you can afford to have a nice nap afterward, it's that filling and rich.
- varjag 3y agoOh absolutely. It's on my contingency TODO list.
- epicureanideal 3y agoThere are a couple Georgian restaurants in the Bay Area, in Palo Alto and Los Altos.
- cpursley 3y agoThe entire Georgian cuisine is just so good and relatively unknown in the West.
- BuyMyBitcoins 3y agoI just learned about it through this thread and there are already several dishes I want to try. Khachapuri and Chashushuli in particular.
- smcl 3y agoTheir wine is also really worth checking out too. They use a few grape varieties aren't really used outside of Georgia and some of the wine is still stored/aged in big earthenware things called "kvevri" which are pretty unique - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvevri https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvevri Oh and they'll also ferment + distill the solids from wine production into chacha - a strong clear spirit. When I was there lots of little shops would be selling it pretty cheap in leftover coke bottles etc. I smuggled a few back with me to share with friends.
- Gunnerhead 3y agoI know I can easily Google this, but if anyone stumbles upon my comment and can recommend a delicious place serving it in NYC please let me know.
- Tommstein 3y agoOld Tbilisi on Bleecker.
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- achikin 3y agoMany people across the USSR made it at home. Recipes sharing was very popular.
- varjag 3y agoThey certainly did! How authentic the outcomes were though I'm not qualified to say. Making exotic food without a reference point is challenging even for most experienced cooks.
- mjg59 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev_Pizza_Hut_commercial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev_Pizza_Hut_co... wasn't even screened in Russia!
- FpUser 3y ago>"The fraudster seem to be the Americans in this case?" Oh, but the US does not commit fraud. They outsmart. Fraud is only committed by countries that do not dance the tune.
- jillesvangurp 3y agoDon't exclude corruption as a motive here. Pizza ovens sounds just about like a good enough excuse some corrupt Russian official would be able to use with a straight face while making a nice profit selling titanium.
- int_19h 3y agoIn USSR, this wouldn't make much sense, because where would you spend that money?