If you go to eat Khachapuri in Batumi, Georgia, you will never find a place that serves Adjaruli with a knife. You break the dough with your hands(start from the edge). Then you dip it into the cheese and yolk, eat it, and repeat until you finish it all.

Imeretian (Imeruli) khachapuri is the most popular form, made with a yeast dough filled with white Imeretian salted cheese. Adjarian (Acharuli/Adjaruli), named for Adjara, a region of Georgia on the Black Sea, is a boat-shaped khachapuri, with cheese, butter, and an egg yolk in the middle.

Bake approximately 15 minutes until dough is brown, and cheese is hot and melted. Remove from oven. Add raw egg on top of hot cheese and return to oven 3 to 4 minutes until eggs are just set. Remove and add one tablespoon of butter to each loaf.

Are khachapuri and Pide the same dish from different countries? Khachapuri is traditionally from Georgia, whereas Pide is Turkish. Pide often includes savory toppings, whereas khachapuri is strictly cheese, bread, and sometimes an egg.