A treat with a slightly funny name for the Russian language "churchkhela" is a national oriental dish. Prepare it in Georgia, Abkhazia, Armenia, etc. countries. And they eat with pleasure in other countries, where it has long been rasprobovali and appreciated its original taste. But very few people know, what is valuable churchchel , and the benefits and harm of delicacy, too, for many - a mystery with seven seals.
How does churchkhela look like?
Surely any person who has had a chance to relax in one of the southern resorts, for example, Crimea, saw in the local markets bright long sausages on strings that look a bit like a pea or bean pod. It is the same oblong and has several thickenings at regular intervals. Only churchchel is much larger than a pod, and inside it hides whole nuts: walnuts, forest or almonds.
How is the churchchel done?
The outer shell of the treat, which usually is red, but can be purple or yellow, is made from natural grape juice. He very much boils to the state of caramel, then nuts strung on a string, like beads, drop into him. The operation is repeated several times until the bunch of nuts is covered with an even thick layer of juice. Then it is left to dry.
The Benefits and Harms of the Churchly
Like any sweet, this dish is quite high-calorie, although not excessive. There is no refined sugar, only natural, which is contained in grape juice. And there are a lot of vitamins in it, as in nuts. Therefore, the use of Churchhela is to contain in it valuable substances such as vitamins of group B, vitamin C and E, iron, magnesium and potassium, polyunsaturated fatty acids. But there is too much of it. This delicacy can cause allergy symptoms, be a source of irritation to the gastric mucosa, and even provoke diabetes mellitus.