Churchkhela

Churchkhela is made from grape juice, walnuts and flour. In appearance – a beautiful burgundy-brown color, with a specific honey aroma and sweet taste. It has a dense, sometimes slightly rubbery layered structure.

The word churchkhela comes from the Georgian word chuch-khela (dried pitted berries), one of the most ancient delicacies of the Caucasus. During long campaigns, warriors and shepherds needed high-calorie and nutritious food with a long shelf life. Hearty churchkhela was ideal for this purpose, it retained its nutritional properties for a long time and did not require special storage methods.

Churchkhela resembles twisted candles or a string of beads, usually from 25 to 50 cm long. Churchkhela are nuts strung on a harsh thread, completely covered with grape juice syrup. The color and size of the churchkhela depends on the type of nuts and juice used. The most common churchkhela is made from walnuts and grape juice, burgundy-brown in color, with a specific honey aroma and sweet taste. Churchkhela has a dense, sometimes slightly rubbery layered structure.

The benefits of churchkhela are explained by its composition. Since the product is made on grape juice, the body receives a sufficient amount of glucose and fructose. In addition, grapes contain more than two dozen minerals and many vitamins. Grape juice contains a lot of pectin, which helps lower blood cholesterol levels. It is recommended to use it for a variety of diseases, such as gout, diseases of the lungs, heart and blood vessels, diseases of the stomach or liver. Nuts, in turn, contain a large amount of potassium, phosphorus, iron, calcium, magnesium and a lot of protein.

Therefore, churchkhela is a filling food that will give you a boost of energy for a long time, and can be an ideal snack at work or when traveling.

Order 100% natural churchkhela from us  in the Monpacier store and enjoy the pleasant and delicate taste of oriental sweetness!

Prepared on natural nectars, with added juices, on hairy peas. A bag of one piece is not less than 100 grams, a length is not less than 28 cm. Packed in a box of 10 pcs. Refunds are subject to additional or partial prepayment, equal delivery rates for two direct routes.

Churchkhela calories

The calorie content of churchkhela, on average, is 410 kcal per 100 grams of product. Depends on ingredients and cooking method.

The composition and useful properties of churchkhela.
Natural churchkhela should contain nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, peach or apricot kernels, sometimes raisins), juice (grape, pomegranate, apple) and flour (wheat or corn). The presence of citric acid (calorizator) is allowed. The presence of sugar indicates that technologies were violated during production. Churchkhela is a hearty food that gives you a long-term energy boost, so it can serve as an ideal snack at work or when traveling.

Churchkhela is produced in many regions of the Caucasus, so each has its own poetic name. Abkhazian, Georgian, Gurian, Imeretian, Lechkhumi, Kartli, Kakhetian, Mingrelian or Racha differ in color and appearance. The production methods of the national delicacy are almost identical, they include several stages.

Types and production of churchkhela

At the first stage, the juice is prepared, which is boiled several times, boiled, thawed and filtered. Then the juice is heated to 30 ° C and the sifted flour of the finest grinding is gradually introduced, constantly stirring the mass to prevent the appearance of lumps. Prepared (dried or soaked in water) nuts are carefully strung on harsh threads and slowly dipped into syrup. The threads are hung to dry for several hours, then the dipping procedure is repeated from 3 to 7 times. The churchkhela is finally dried in the fresh air under the sun, the process takes two weeks. Dried churchkhela is placed in wooden boxes, shifted with paper or cloth, left in a cool, dry room for 2 months. Churchkhela prepared in this way is the most delicious and healthy.

Selection and storage of churchkhela

When choosing a delicacy on the market, you need to carefully examine the churchkhela – the surface should be glossy (matte indicates that a lot of flour was added to the syrup to thicken it as soon as possible), dry and not stick to your hands. Vacuum-packed churchkhela should be chosen according to its composition, which should contain only natural ingredients, without sugar and its substitutes.

The shelf life of traditional natural churchkhela does not exceed 6 months in a dry place, churchkhela in a package is stored for up to two years.

Churchkhela with nuts, dried fruits and oriental sweets is a very tasty and original dessert. Churchkhela is a national Georgian sweet, it is very healthy because it is prepared from natural ingredients without added sugar. The basis of churchkhela is nuts, which are covered with several layers of juice. Most often, churchkhela is made from grape or pomegranate juice, but other juices, such as apple, raspberry or apricot, can also be used. Either way, it will be delicious! The calorie content of churchkhela, on average, is 410 kcal per 100 grams of product. Depends on ingredients and cooking method.

Churchkhela in cooking

Before use, the thread must be removed from the churchkhela, then the delicacy can be cut into arbitrary pieces, broken or bitten off from the whole “sausage”. Churchkhela is an excellent healthy dessert for tea, a snack or an original snack for dry wine.