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La gastronomie de la Géorgie : une cuisine méridionale millénaire
http://www.colisee.org/article.php?id_article=1530
Característiques de la cuina georgiana (en francès).
Características de la cocina georgiana (en francés).
Caractéristiques de la cuisine géorgienne (en français). |
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Georgian Cuisine
http://sisauri.tripod.com/ref/cuisine/cuisine.html
37 receptes (en anglès) de plats característics de la cuina georgiana.
37 recetas (en inglés) de platos característicos de la cocina georgiana.
Introduction
Georgian people are famous for their hospitality. They respect guests and are good at being friendly and generous while entertaining them, especially in their own home. They give parties in honor of certain respectable people, or for a special events like a wedding, a birthday, a housewarming, Christmas, Easter, etc. If you are invited to one of those parties try not to miss one as it is supposed to be a real performance put up by the toast master, or the " tamada."
The tamada acts like a director of the party announcing traditional toasts to peace, health, happiness, well-being , etc. Tamadas can make exceptional toasts. Guests at the party are like actors responding to the toasts and often with their own interpretation.
So, a toast-master ought to be eloquent, intelligent, smart, sharp-witted and quick-thinking, with a good sense of humor because very often some of the guests might try to compete with him on the toast making.
Songs have always accompanied the Georgians in joy and sorrow, in battle and labor. Special drinking songs and wedding songs ( if it is a wedding party) as well as chants full of humor, sung by guests during the course of the party contest. It may sound strange but sometimes even events of social, economic and political significance are discussed during the table talks, and some problems are solved peacefully. The atmosphere at the Georgian table is so friendly and candid that even the enemies are likely to make up. If there is enough room at the party you make take part in folk dances. In these dances and at the table men outgh to be gentlemen and try to be very polite and respect the ladies. Most Georgians play piano and guitar. Most of them study it themselves at home. So, do not surprised if you see Georgian play musical instruments and know that he (she) had never go to musical school.
As for wine, it has been adored by the Georgians as a symbol of strength and beauty, keeping our spiritual balance and always filling us with stamina. Georgia is rich in wines and it has been the pride of Georgian people cultivating it for centuries and loving it as their own children. Most Georgians have their own wine at home.
Do You Want to Know Where the Georgian Man Reveals Himself in All His Splendor? This is the Georgian Table !
Where do we come from? Georgian roots can be traced back before Christian period. There is much enigmatic and unidentified with us which is beyond conscious perception. And only intuition we feel that there is something sacred and cosmic in it. Such is the Georgian table. The whole ritual is submitted to the common rules. The word reigns over the Georgian table. At the beginning of the table a toast- master is appointed either by a host or by guests and almost in a few minutes he becomes a leader of the revelry. A toast-master should undoubtedly be an eloquent and intelligent person. He conducts the table according to the order set by the ancestors. First of all, he is to toast the hosts and wish them happiness, longevity, success and reproduction. High-flown and magic words seem to help a toast-master to establish contact with the Heaven. All wishes expressed in a toast are usually accompanied by direct appeal to God: God! help us in all our deeds.
One of the most important toasts is a toast devoted to the memory of deceased ancestors. having poured some wine on bread, a toast-master crosses himself and prays God to be merciful to the souls in the other world. But you shouldn't expect a toast to the deceased to grow into mysticism. Never. For Georgians consider this world and the other world to be an indivisible entity.
At the Georgian table a toast-master bridges the gap between past, present and then the future. It seems that not only the guests, but their ancestors and descendents are invisibly present at the table. A toast-master toasts them with the same love and devotion as the other members of the table.
When drinking some toasts all men have to stand up and drink wine in silence. A toast can be proposed only by a toast-master and the rest are to develop the idea. Everybody tries to say something more original and emotional than the previous speaker. The whole process grows into a sort of oratory contest.
A toast master arranges breaks from time to time. The thing is that there are special toasts which according to the ritual should be accompanied by a song or a verse. Almost everyone in Georgia has a good ear to music and good voice. Old Georgian drinking-songs are melodious, polyphonic and rather complicated. Some of them don't need any accompaniment. The choir of men creates musical background. Modern drinking-songs are usually performed to the accompaniment of the guitar or the piano.
The Georgian folk dances are rather common for the Georgian table. The Georgian dance is distinguished for its aristocratic restraint and steadiness: a man is a knight, a lady is as delicate and gracious as a fairy. Their restrained, smooth movements express flaming emotions. The toast-master has to propose a toast to every person at the Georgian table and so have the others. every speaker tries to distinguish the most interesting, original and praiseworthy features of a person toasted. But it should not be considered to be flattery. These are lessons of love and humanism. This tradition ennobles a person. When a person is told that he is kind and honest he will find it difficult to do evil. When he is told he is generous he will try not to be greedy. When he is told he is handsome and beautiful, there is less probability of developing the inferiority complex. What is it? May be it's a psychoanalytical method widely used in Georgia long before Zigmund Freud's Birth?
Love, life, friendship and other abstract notions are subjects of eloquent toasts at the Georgian table. Every speaker tries to express his personal understanding of these notions. When a person is toasting, the rest are listening to him with great attention and respect. The revelry never grows into an unrestrained drinking-bout.
The table has come to an end. A toast-master proposes a toast to the Saints patronizing the Georgian people. Finally, one of the men proposes a toast to a toast-master and thanks him on behalf of all guests. As a rule the table is full of dishes as the Georgian cuisine is diverse and delicious. On arrival to Georgia you will have a chance to try Georgian toasts and enjoy both wine and food! |
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La Maison Georgienne : un 'petit coin de paradis' à Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Nouveau restaurant dédié à la culture géorgienne
A. L.
Tourmagazine.fr
Mardi 04 Mars 2008
Dans le très chic quartier de Saint-Germain-des-Prés à Paris, un restaurant géorgien a ouvert ses portes en octobre 2007 : La Maison Georgienne. Bien plus qu'un restaurant, c'est un lieu d'échanges qui transporte les visiteurs d'un jour au cœur de ce pays riche en histoire, par le biais de sa gastronomie et d'événements artistiques et culturels.
Située dans le Caucase au bord de la Mer Noire, la Géorgie est l'antique pays de l'or où Jason le héros légendaire conquit la toison d'or. Nul n'est sans savoir que la Géorgie est aussi appelée « petit coin de Paradis ». Dieu, après avoir achevé la création de l'univers, répartit ce dernier entre les différents peuples. A l'arrivée tardive des Géorgiens retenus par un festin, tout avait déjà été distribué. Loin de se décourager, ils charmèrent le Seigneur par leurs chants et danses traditionnels qui décida de leur laisser la terre qu'il s'était réservée.
Inauguré au cœur du quartier très parisien de Saint-Germain-des-Prés, le restaurant La Maison Georgienne a ouvert ses portes dans le courant du mois d'octobre dernier. Derrière une façade à l'architecture géorgienne, quatre niveaux où se mêlent, bois, brique, vitraux et décoration traditionnelle, attendent les visiteurs.
Les événements culturels comme chants polyphoniques et danses folkloriques vous entraîneront dans l'univers géorgien et vous feront chavirer dans une atmosphère joyeuse. Des soirées à thèmes sont prévues tout au long de l'année, et le restaurant offre la possibilité de privatiser ses salles. Le sens de l'hospitalité est plus qu'un art de vivre, c'est une tradition en Géorgie. Faire honneur aux convives est un devoir.
Le repas géorgien se doit de durer longtemps et son déroulement obéit aux règles du Tamada, le chef de table, qui célèbre un toast en l'honneur de chaque convive durant tout le repas. Les plats géorgiens n'obéissent à aucune classification particulière : entrées, soupes, viandes, desserts et friandises apparaissent de concert sur la table et illustrent le sens de l'hospitalité lors des repas familiaux en Géorgie.
Après avoir été élu meilleur chef de Géorgie et avoir exercé ses talents dans différents pays étrangers, le chef géorgien Autandil Zedginidze a pris les rennes de la cuisine de ce nouveau lieu. De tradition respectée, il vous propose sur une carte longuement étudiée une invitation au voyage avec une sélection raffinée des meilleurs mets traditionnels géorgiens. Aucun repas ne commence sans l'incontournable Katchapuri, galette traditionnelle faite à base de fromage maison. Aucun plat ne sort de la cuisine sans coriandre, basilic, estragon et surtout la sauce aux noix, qui procure des saveurs très parfumées.
La cuisine géorgienne est particulièrement variée. Au restaurant, vous retrouverez des plats de poissons tel le filet de truite à la grenade, des plats de viandes avec, par exemple, le Tchekmerouli (suprême de coquelet rôti, servi dans une sauce crémeuse parfumée à l'ail), ou encore des soupes comme la Tchikhirtma (soupe de poulet parfumée à la coriandre). Côté dessert, le Pélamouchi (Jus de raisin rouge cuit accompagné d'éclats de noix) est un autre avant-goût de la gastronomie georgienne.
Enfin, n'oublions pas le vin ! En effet, si la Géorgie fut le verger des tsars, elle en fut aussi le vignoble. On pourra citer, parmi les vins les plus connus : Moukouzani, Saperavi, Tsinandali, Gourdjaani, Katchretouli, sans oublier l'incontournable digestif la Tchatcha... à déguster avec modération.
Menu
- Menu Déjeuner : 19€ (du Lundi midi au Jeudi midi) avec entrée, plat et dessert.
- Menu Dégustation : 45€ (du Lundi au Jeudi) avec quatre plats.
- A la carte : 20€ / 25€ en moyenne le plat de poissons ou de viandes.
Expositions
- Bijoux et Histoire actuellement dans le restaurant.
- L'ancienne Géorgie, carrefour de l'Europe et de l'Asie, organisée par le centre de la culture et des arts de la Georgie et l'association "MERANI, le dialogue des cultures".
La Maison Georgienne
3, rue du Sabot
75006 - Paris
Réservations : 01 45 48 48 08 ou par lamaisongeorgienne@orange.fr
Site internet : www.lamaisongeorgienne.fr
(http://www.tourmagazine.fr/La-Maison-Georgienne-un-petit-coin-de-paradis-a-Saint-Germain-des-Pres_a6222.html) |
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Gastronomia de GEÒRGIA / Gastronomía de GEORGIA
