A Week of Supras

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What a week it has been.. We attended Supra after supra ...drank and ate...drank and ate. We toasted to the gods, children, women, family, and peace..Have put on a least 20Kg..And Aaron‘s kidney is surely crying.

We slaughtered a pig which we ate for the rest of the week (breakfast, lunch, second lunch and dinner). Aaron had to take part in this along with the other males of the house hold mean while I sat in our house horrified at the pigs screams. Every part of the pig was eaten including the tongue and intestines which I did eat, they were not delicious!

Our family hosted the New Years supra so there was a lot of food preparation happening in our household which I really enjoyed (see pictures below).

Our week ended with New Years. Georgians celebrate New Years Eve with a supra during the day ...at midnight our village sounded like a warzone with every family setting off fireworks.. riffles and shotguns... (No we are not kidding) After the fireworks the second supra of the day began ..more drinking and more food which went on into the early hours of the morning.



Bugs Bunny Update:

My rabbit has not been eaten yet and has settled into Georgian life quiet nicely. He gets fed once a day by every person in our house and during the day has the run of the lounge. He had a close call last week when Babushka our great grandmother sat on her (she is not a small lady). I yelled Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit, but of course I was yelling in English and she had no idea what I was saying, she did eventually realise and bugs bunny was scooped from underneath her terrified but alive.

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Photos

Shashlyk
Traditional Kakheti BBQ

Preserving the pig
Our host grandfather preserving the left over pig.

Preparing the meat
Mikaela & Georgi

More pig
Preparing the pig for the BBQ

The cellar
This is where our family preserves the grapes for wine and cha cha making along with the fruit and vegetables from summer.

Preparing food for the supra
Our host grandmother cooking a nut slice that was delicious.

Preparing food for the supra
Our host grandfather mincing the pig meat.

Preparing dolma
Our host mother preparing an Traditional Armenian dish.

Bugs Bunny
Life is tough.

Bug Bunny
Resting on her food.