Soutzoukos

Soutzoukos Churchkhela (also written churchkhella, Georgian: ჩურჩხელა, Russian: чурчхела,Turkish: köme,orcik,pestil cevizli sucuk), soutzoukos (Greek: σουτζούκος), soutzouki (Greek: σουτζούκι), or kaghtsr sujukh (Armenian: քաղցր սուջուխ), are traditional sausage-shaped candies originating from Georgia. It is also popular in Russia, Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. In Turkish it is called pestil cevizli sucuk, literally walnut sujuk because of its sausage shape. The main ingredients are grape must, nuts and flour. Almonds, walnuts, hazel nuts and sometimes raisins are threaded onto a string, dipped in thickened grape juice or fruit juices and dried in the shape of a sausage.