Khachapuri Georgian cities by the Khachapuri index, developed by the International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University. There are several distinctive types of khachapuri in Georgian food from different regions of Georgia: Khachapuri is popular in the post-Soviet states, including Russia. It was reported that 175,000 khachapuris were consumed during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Khachapuri is a popular street food in Armenia, where it is widely served at restaurants and school cafeterias. It has become increasingly popular as a brunch food in Israel among Georgian Jews. Khachapuri Khachapuri ( from ხაჭო "xach'o" "curds" + პური "p'uri" "bread") is
National dish of city dwellers. In expatriate communities, the dish is strongly reclaimed in order to retain the sense of national identity and ties to one's homeland, and is proudly served in homes and restaurants. By this show of national identity, the community can resist social pressures that push for homogenization of many ethnically and culturally diverse communities into a single all-encompassing group identity, such as Latino or Hispanic American. This is not a definitive list of national dishes, but rather a list of some foods that have been suggested to be national dishes. A national liquor is an alcoholic drink considered