Caucasus, Central & West Asia Pantry

Use a rice appropriate to the dish; Uzbek palov benefits from devzira when available.

More than garnish: they form the body of Circassian chicken sauce and appear widely in Georgian cooking.

Utskho suneli gives Georgian dishes such as lobio a distinctive profile.

A Georgian spice blend whose composition varies; useful when a recipe specifically calls for it.

Tart dried berries used in Persian and Central Asian contexts; rinse before cooking.

Dill, cilantro, parsley and scallions can be core ingredients, as in dovga and kuku sabzi.

Keep dried or canned legumes available for dovga and lobio-style meals.

Useful for Georgian mchadi alongside bean dishes.