mchadi

{{Short description|Georgian bread}}

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Mchadi ({{lang-ka|მჭადი}}) is a traditional GeorgianFood Cultures of the World Encyclopedia, Ken Albala, p. 26Darra Goldstein, The Georgian Feast, p. 32Georgisk Mad, Rikke Elisabeth Frederiksen, p. 52 cornbread traditionally eaten with lobio and/or cheese. It is common in Imereti.{{cn|date=February 2025}} It is made by combining cornmeal and water into a patty and then frying it.

A variation of this dish is called chvishtari which is stuffed with cheese.

The name comes from the Georgian word for millet. In the past millet was an important cereal crop in Georgia. With the introduction of corn millet lost its dominance, but the name of the flatbread stuck.[https://www.nplg.gov.ge/wikidict/index.php/ფეტვი ფეტვი] ("Millet"), an article from the database of the National Library of Georgia in the form of wiki maintained by its administrators