This post was originally published on July 15, 2009 and is now updated. I have added a recipe video and tweaked the recipe for best results.
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When I was a kid, together with my relatives who live on the border between Azerbaijan and Georgia, we took a trip to Lagodekhi in the neighboring country. I remember falling in love with the lush green surroundings, a clean univermag (Soviet-style shopping mall), and the cobbled streets of downtown, but, alas, my food recollection from that time is scarce, except, I do remember we bought some pastries and ate them back home.