On the way, we stopped off for some delicious khachapuri (a flatbread filled with cheese: front) and khinkali (a dumpling-like dish filled with meat and juicy juices: back)./ Photo by Yu Nakamura

Along the way, you'll see flocks of sheep and cows. They're sure to be delicious after leisurely grazing on grass and walking a lot./ Photo by Yu Nakamura

We have our own wine here, and it's full of fruit but light and delicious. I like the amber-colored white wine made using traditional Georgian methods./ Photo by Yu Nakamura

"No-name cheese" like feta, made from milk/ Photo by Yu Nakamura

Making khinkali with potatoes and cheese/ Photo by Yu Nakamura

"Khinkali" filled with homemade potatoes and homemade cheese/ Photo by Yu Nakamura

Run through nature so magnificent it leaves you speechless/ Photo by Yu Nakamura

Rusudan adds more than six kinds of spices./ Photo by Yu Nakamura

"It tastes better on the second day because the flavor has soaked in!" she said with a wink./ Photo by Yu Nakamura

Rusudan talks about how she and her husband got married after just one and a half months./ Photo by Yu Nakamura

Russian companions who joined us on the journey/ Photo by Yu Nakamura

Mom is milking/ Photo by Yu Nakamura