Lobiani

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Traditionally consumed at Barbaroba, the feast of St. Barbara, lobiani is a popular Georgian bread that is filled with mashed kidney beans and flavored with onions, parsley, coriander, and black pepper. The dough consists of flour, yeast, salt, and water. There is also a variety of the bread called rachuli lobiani , which is prepared with added bacon for extra flavor. The name lobiani is derived from the Georgian word for kidney beans, lobio .