Monday, December 29, 2008

Nice and Cheesy

My former colleague at the BBC, James Rodgers, has filed a brief culinary report from Moscow which sheds light on Russians' current attitudes to their Georgian neighbours in the aftermath of the recent war:

"My local supermarket has just started selling fresh khachapuri, a kind of hot bread with cheese and other fillings. It's a traditional dish from the Caucasus, a staple of Georgian restaurants. But while the delicatessen sells a variety of different kinds from different regions of the Caucasus, it manages to advertise them without mentioning the word Georgian. Perhaps, given the current state of relations, the shop feels it might leave too bitter a taste in their customers' mouths."

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