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.

Imeretian cheese is a kind of raw cheese, made by hand and also called Kheluri (“hand”) cheese. Rennet, sometimes known as “the mother of cheese”, is added to fresh cow's milk to curdle it. It is then placed over a low flame and stirred by hand as it curdles.

Sulguni, also known as Selegin, is another well-known cheese in Georgia which is made from cow, goat or buffalo milk. Hailing from Samegrelo Region in western Georgia, Sulguni has a moderately salty flavor and an elastic consistency.

While the traditional cheeses used in native Georgian Adjaruli khachapuri are imeruli and sulguni, they're difficult to find in this country. The most commonly suggested (and available) substitutes for these Georgian cheeses are mozzarella and feta, which we've combined here with ricotta.