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Chvishtari refers to Georgia's cheese corn bread, particularly from Svaneto. Chvishtari is the Svanetian version of Mchadi with cheese.
Svaneti is a province in the northwestern part of Georgia, a .
a small country in the Caucasus, surrounded on the north by Russia, on the east by Azerbaijan, on the south by Armenia and Turkey, and on the west by the Black Sea.
Creme de Cresson is a French dish, a cream of watercress soup.
Cresson which is also known as Cresson d'eau is the French word for "Watercress", a kind of green leafy vegetable that can be made into soups, salads, and an ingredient for sandwiches.
Coconut Rice refers to a south Indian vegetarian dish that is made primarily with Basmati rice and grated coconut. Other ingredients used to make Coconut Rice are ghee, butter, mustard, green chilly, red chilly, asafoetida, and curry leaves.
Coconut rice is usually garnished with fried pieces of cashew nut and served hot with different kinds of curries.