Local cuisine is an important part of intangible cultural heritage of Zugdidi. Ingredients of Megrelian dishes, methods of food preparation and its storage, as well as the means of production, clearly represent the culture and rich past of city and the region.

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Zugdidi displays a gastronomic festival of flavor for adventurous eaters. The various foods on offer reflect the region’s natural elements, its people and its history. The cuisine of this region is renowned across Georgia for its spicy and robust flavors and its ample use of Suluguni - perhaps Georgia’s most famous cheese. Many of the region’s finest dishes have found a home on tables across Georgia, thereby contributing significantly to the development of Georgia’s national cuisine, supporting sustainable tourism development in the region and contribute to the continuing celebration of Georgia’s gastronomic heritage, both in Georgia and abroad.