The Original Warrior Energy Bar

[@GreatBigStory]

YUM! 😍 Like this if you've tried churchkhela before! ☺

[@Ellary_Rosewood]

When I lived in Georgia, I loved to see them hanging everywhere! They have such a unique texture and flavor. ❤️

[@alex-E7WHU]

I've had them in Cyprus, with Brazil nuts inside.👍 Delicious.

[@ferretyluv]

I have, but it was from Cyprus and called something different.

[@Eli-vj2wc]

I wish!

[@andrewweaver2517]

I haven't yet, but I'm gonna!

[@lymb3914]

Watching a sweet, knowledgeable old lady sharing a traditional candy from an often overlooked nation is _certainly_ the most wholesome three minutes I've spent on KZbin in literal weeks.

[@augustsmith9553]

Sounds like we should be getting off of KZbin when you say it like this

[@gaki8844]

WHOLESOME

[@naufalmEZa]

The teeth joke she made seals it, cool granny

[@GreatBigStory]

We love wholesome content, it’s always needed. Glad you enjoyed the story 🫶☺️

[@BillyJupiter]

The pure frickin joy! She oozes a life of passion. I don't know the english but uninhabitioned?; With ease, Very Natural

[@mayonnaiseeee]

I was playing Civilization VI yesterday and the Georgian leader sent over churchkhelas in a delegation as a sign of friendship. I was wondering what they were, perfect timing.

[@alishegamer8490]

Had these throughout my childhood. Glad to see somebody talking about them online. I don't know a person who knows about them

[@Ellary_Rosewood]

I know, I was so surprised to get this notification! Fills me with many memories. ❤️🇬🇪

[@stanislavkorniienko1523]

I'm Ukrainian, and in my childhood i had a lot of it. Maybe the reason is that we love Georgian cuisine and it's really popular here.

[@mamatapandey6073]

these look delicious but won't they get sour after sometimes the anchor said it had shelflife of 1 yeah r

[@Myndness]

Was in Georgia about 16 years ago and had lots of those at the beach where they were sold. Really nice snack. Georgian Cousine really was nice, had lots of khazapuri and other things I don't remember the name of.

[@davidmiller9220]

Haha! I ate these in Belarus, but no one has ever heard of them! My wife from Russia had never seen it. But they are great!

[@Ellary_Rosewood]

When I lived in Georgia, I loved seeing these hanging everywhere. I ate them many times! I miss Georgia so much... 🇬🇪❤️

[@WaddlesTheBassist21]

you were first

[@rifwann]

How the grape layer taste, i have a hard time imagining it.

[@GreatBigStory]

🥹❤️

[@lukabaratashvili8984]

Like dry grapey jelly@@rifwann

[@grobble7321]

I thought they meant US Georgie

[@ownageDan]

it's for stories like this that i'm so happy Great Big Story has returned. love it :)

[@mclovelacenoether]

You are totally right! I do share that sentiment too.

[@watch-LuoXiaoHei-please]

Agreed, best channel in my personal view

[@GreatBigStory]

Thank you for your kind thoughts. We hope to live up to your expectations in the months ahead.

[@vwings01]

This is one of the reasons I'm so glad that the Great Big Story channel is back. I get to learn about new cultures, new food, interesting personalities and more. The lady in the video has a great way of telling her story and she's got a pretty good sense of humour too!

[@GreatBigStory]

And we are happy to be back. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@akshayrvndrn]

Yes glad you are back

[@dominicclarke3211]

@@GreatBigStoryhere here!

[@ChellaCanada]

Glad to see Churchkhela getting some spotlight! We produce it in Canada and have noticed it start to grow very quickly in North America.

[@stargirl7646]

Oh really??? Is it possible to buy some from the US?? That’s so cool!

[@simonsaysism]

Ahhh noo I visited vancouver recently, I wish I'd known about you

[@user-tk4gr9zo7t]

Just made sure to have your website saved on my phone so I can order some soon!!! 💖🍇

[@JonahTV]

Georgian is such a cool sounding language, I loved listening to her speak

[@DemetriosLevi]

Just as exotic as their alphabet...my favorite language along with Greek

[@iamvinku]

That little old lady is so sweet mesmerizing. I could sit down and listen to her wholesome stories for hours. So soothing!

[@veggiemush]

First story should be how she lost her teeth

[@AMTunLimited]

That grandma hug at the end 😢

[@calihhan4706]

As long as I remember, I always wanted to visit Georgia. It's so full of history, culture, myths... And pretty interesting food! ❤

[@trash2638]

over here in turkey we call it cevizli sucuk! (turkish salami with walnuts) it is more transparent in color, and thicker. the color is usually a darker vibrant brown too. my favorite kind is one that also has pomegranate juice in it. its a beautiful dark pink color and tastes so sweet. real tasty!

[@ayacu578]

Yes :)

[@milkmanSandro]

wonder where turkey stole it from

[@Whiteshade]

@@milkmanSandro nice bait

[@milkmanSandro]

@@Whiteshade I dont bait I just talk the truth

[@Whiteshade]

@@milkmanSandro nice second bait

[@carlcrossgrove9009]

In the Russian neighborhood of San Francisco in the 1990s, I found these in a grocery store and had to try them. They look odd but it’s a satisfying snack. Not too sugary, interesting texture, and it’s likely the Russian family making them had their own walnut trees, so the nuts in the center were fresh and sweet.

[@ВасилийБлаженов-ж9е]

As many people from former Soviet Union, these people may not have been Russian actually:) I don't know a single Russian family to make these Churchkhellas, and I'm Russian who lived near Georgian border:)

[@Rachel-h3n]

Thankyou, this is what I love about KZbin etc, quality and interesting content like this :) What a lovely lady and fun production :)

[@jivkoyanchev1998]

We have the same type of sweet in Bulgaria. We call it Mastenitsa or Balsudjuk. Love to the Georgian brothers!

[@mosesbuddhajesus3362]

Oh my mom used to bring this from Georgia! They are so yummy, and mild tasting. They are great.

[@viannejacks4591]

There's georgian' bakery in my area and they started selling churchkhela. I like trying new things and it looked weird so I went for it. As a big fan of nuts and dry fruits, I quite loved it 😃 It's not too sweet so the taste of all ingredients doesnt get overwhelmed by sugar. Wouldnt call it my favorites, but its yumny treat and its healthier than regular bars with nuts 😊

[@someperson1180]

Finally someone is appreciating the Georgian cuisine

[@bingus282]

Georgian cuisine is basically Russia's Mexican cuisine

[@lonesomebookworm4345]

We make these over here in Cyprus too! We call them shoushoukos! Personally I'm much more fond of the liquid/jelly form called palouzes, but seeing the thumbnail on this one still lit firecrackers in my head haha

[@Pat_Springleaf]

from experience, shoushoukos are way more soft/grainy, with churchkhela you really gotta exercise them jaw muscles

[@22poopoo]

​@@Pat_Springleafit depends. Cypriot sujouko can be really hard too. You can get 'skortho' hard ones.

[@martinebon4333]

This is the reason i travel! I tried this when i was in Georgia and it tasted better than any candy i had

[@rishijusia3050]

Finally found some information about these it was so hard to look for online. The local turkish shop sells pomegranate versions of these and they're addictively good. Not too sweet, perfect texture with the mix of gummy and walnuts. My best food find by far this year and I recommend it to anyone I can.

[@sugarfree1009]

This culture and knowledge should be preserved❤❤.

[@Sjalabais]

Beautiful! Delightful snacks that have a wide variety of tastes given how similar they really are.

[@stargirl7646]

These sound delicious! I would love to try them one day! 😃 They sound deceptively simple to make haha - I almost want to try but they might not turn out well! Also it’s so cool how they’re dipped like candles!

[@harshalcharadva8143]

She is so sweet, made me remember my granny.

[@ololoye]

Дай бог бабуле здоровья!

[@erroneous6947]

If you want something old fashioned done right ask a grandma. This lady was adorable.

[@wlynn_]

It is extremely interesting to hear about the recipe for this delicacy. It would be cool to try to repeat this at home! However, I didn't even know that churchkhela is from Georgia, it's amazing! The video attracted my attention with its content, I immediately wanted to eat something delicious)

[@wow1371]

Georgian food is really good. I have been to Georgia twice and want to visit them again ♥️

[@geligniteandlilies]

People say humans don’t like to work, but good, honest and relatively fair work is good for us! Work you are proud of. I would love to do this or make cheese by hand. Thank you for sharing this. What a wonderful story.

[@VCV95]

Oh my gosh she is adorable! You can tell this is a passion of hers!

[@ozertayiz]

In Turkey we call them Cevizli Sucuk. Yummy!

[@EBThisThat]

These look delightful and the little candymaker is absolutely adorable! Her laugh is contagious!

[@clintwestwood1895]

That sweet granny who makes the churchkhela has a wonderful happy aura.

[@DursunX]

brings back memories from my overseas trip as a child. had these in Turkiye, but cant find them in Australia. Greetings to Georgia 🇬🇪 and Turkiye 🇹🇷

[@andrewweaver2517]

Oh my God. I've got to find this woman and listen to her stories.

[@primarchjackfrost8117]

I won't look at candlesticks the same way again

[@LordBrittish]

Yeah, why do I want to bite a candlestick now?! 😂

[@sirinsiss4111]

Ah! i clearly remember readimg about this in a childrens magazine from India. I wanted to eat them at that time. Looks delicious. You cant imagine how happy i am to find this in a youtube video again !!!

[@elenabarskaya7127]

They are a real timeless treat from Georgian culture. Love them! They are sold in Russian neighborhood of New York (Brighton Beach).

[@red_ashcroft]

Recipes like this fascinate me so much so I collected them and kept them and some have been recreated as part of my collection. You may never know when you need to stock up in case of emergencies.

[@mr.100rupees3]

This is very popular in Cyprus too, but we use almonds

[@GeorgeChipo]

uuuww.. that sounds good, too.

[@Graham567]

Oh, we have this one in Turkey as well! Not as colorful, but there are many flavor and filling variants. It's called "sucuk", or sausage. My older neighbor left her apartment as she moved onto the countryside. Yesterday she came back to see some of her friends after a few years, and she gave the whole apartment plenty of this! She's very generous because in today's economy this is really really expensive.

[@crazy808ish]

I knew this seemed familiar! The channel called Country Life Vlog had a very nice video about making Sucuk earlier this year

[@ecenbt]

​@Mansory811to be very specific, we call these "cevizli sucuk" (walnut sudjuk) to differentiate them from the actual meat sudjuk, but just sudjuk as a shorthand is acceptable. And yes, the name indeed comes from the meat sudjuk, because the shape of it is really similar to actual meat sudjuk

[@holisticmaya]

Freaking love Georgia! gamarjoba, didi Madloba ❤

[@drerri]

I ate 1 every day I was in Georgia last summer they are the best

[@GrettaNanners]

a coworker of mine brought this over from latvia and it was AMAZING!!! if you havent had it- its kinda like a welch's grape juice flavored licorice with walnuts in the middle! super awesome combo

[@LiliyaPanina]

These are delicious! My dad went to visit family living by the black sea, and they sell them everywhere around the beaches! He brought back a few strings for us, oh happy days

[@sixthousandblankets]

I'm so glad you guys came back.

[@benhurj]

You guys are back! Im so happy

[@pamelabratton2501]

I LOVE these things! They are awesome and I want to try making them myself. Thank you for the video and recipe ideas! I got mine near Dallas, Texas, at a Middle East grocery store. They even sold fresh Jujubes!

[@ratty5]

Just placed an order of assorted churchkhelas. I’m betting they taste as good as they look. I love trying new foods. Thank you for posting this.

[@SAmaryllis]

How cool! I hadn't heard of this before, I'm glad to learn about a new food today

[@lyrroht4472]

საქართველოს გაუმარჯოს 🗣️🗣️

[@WroobelChannel]

Hey, that's amazing idea, never heard of it. Gotta try do some myself, and visit Georgia one day. Much love from Poland!

[@Andrew.is.making.something]

Ohhh to be an old lady that makes churchkhela so happily on a sunny day

[@ninjanana102]

I would love to try these! Yummy!

[@svire3370]

Omg these are so good! Taste better and leave you feeling much better after than any storebought candy! ❤❤❤

[@kenani3668]

i love them. I‘ve seen and eaten them in turkey and Azebaijani too. wish i could visit georgia too in the future

[@wyattrierson3967]

Georgia tea that brings back memories 😊

[@GeorgeChipo]

I found this video to show my American friend what Churchkhela was and ended up crying on how sweet this grandma is.

[@rikihihinashvili792]

Love this sweet😊 Cant wait until my next visit to this country

[@mike-df3qo]

LESGOOOOO churchxela got it's recognition. Lesgo qartvelebooo

[@aravindulgent]

I didn't expected to like Georgian cuisine as much as i did when i visited lol Even my infamously picky dad loved Georgian food lol Much love from India 🇮🇳

[@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

I've watched this video like twenty times. I've got to try this myself they looked delicious.

[@rikabernar]

It's one of the best sweets EVER ❤

[@69cheesyfries]

this is how i wanna be when i grow old. sweet and funny and full of life.

[@jenojaemin1730]

*I'M SO GLAD, GREAT BIG STORY IS BACK 😭*

[@Piemasteratron]

Yet another reason why I want to visit Georgia 🙂

[@juststardust8103]

Great Big Story is preserving our Planet's memories for the future.

[@lagoya]

This is great, I bet I could make these with pecans and muscadines

[@nini5603]

tbh you could, would be interesting lol

[@raelarken7839]

We called as "Cevizli Sucuk" in Türkiye 🇹🇷 best combination of molasses and walnuts 🤤

[@ridvandalgic]

Yanlis anlamayin ama cevizli sucuk, hic yaratici bir isim degil. Hic olmazsa Elazig tarafinda orcik denir, onu soylemk istedim. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcik_candy

Great to see you're back!

[@INVSBL_HND]

I need to try these now.

[@Blackarot77]

She looks and reminds me of my grandma 🥰

[@zukacs]

გაგიმარჯოთ!!!

[@Janusz_Zielinski]

Love them❤. It's pretty popular here in Russia.

[@Inquisitor_Vex]

No joke, this looks amazing!

[@elfoxtrot5779]

Never tried, now want to do it myself :) thanks for sharing!

[@cristinagarrido3930]

Honestly, this is the most badass fruit snack i've known of

[@gobilamb6085]

im just so glad GBS is back ❤❤❤

[@artofescapism]

very interesting and informative, thank you! I love to learn this kind of thing!

[@nigelis2345]

Gerogia is on the list of countries I want to visit.

[@xisc-25shourashishbanerjee89]

It is a surprise, i am so glad that Great Big Story has returned

[@irishka_zolotse]

This is so wonderful to preserve old traditiond and food. The Georgian people are known for their longevity and sharpness in the old age. Now I want the churchella!

[@babigoreng8059]

this channel needs to be subscribed by every youtube accounts

[@TheVellar]

Originally "georgian", yeah all other caucasians can go smoke one aside. Georgians borrowed this sweetness from the Persians. This kind of delicacy is common among many peoples of the Middle East. Its recipe can also be traced among the peoples of Arab countries, Armenians, Kurds and Azerbaijanis. So it is traditional caucasian , not georgian.

[@Patrick.Weightman]

Bro that stuff sounds BOMB

[@julieaskingforafriend]

OMG I WANNA TRY THESE SO MUCH!!!

[@Seanadurana]

In love with her house!!

[@nikitamorrison7207]

Such a wonderful channel

[@Demitry0013]

This looks interesting, and delicious and I want to try it

[@iz6566]

For those overly enthusiastic, just a kind reminder that churchhella can really disturb your stomach and guts, especially if you’re not accustomed to such food. Depending on the kind of grapes and cleanness of nut (walnuts can get moldy), it can also do damage to your guts biome. So try it slow and always choose from a trusted seller, always. Not joking here, as I grew up in the culture where we have access to this food.

[@tsiggy]

Woah. Great video. And such a funny and beautiful moment when the old woman laughs about not having any teeth. 2:02

[@ScandicInstruments]

Даже подумать не мог, что в 2 ночи буду смотреть видосы про чурчхеллу )) Дама душевная! I couldn’t even imagine that I'd be watching video about churchkhela at 2 am ))

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

Walnuts and grapes?? My favorite!!

[@kaceesavage]

I want to try this more than any other sweet treat I have never tried.

[@ThadDePadua9928]

Good coverage on this. Definitely you could say one of the OG energy bars. ;-;

[@AlenaMcMahan]

I want to try some! It sounds delicious. ❤

[@ferretyluv]

Ohhh I’ve had one of these, but it was cut. I forget what it was called but it was made of pomegranate juice and nuts. I had it in Cyprus.

[@Anastas1786]

Another commenter from Cyprus identified them as "shoushoukos". And there's another, similar candy called "palouzes"? Does that word ring a bell?

[@ferretyluv]

@@Anastas1786 I’m pretty sure it’s shoushoukos but I think the name on the bag started with a k.

[@KS-hy7qb]

I did not know that great big story was back❤