Women change environment - famous cook and feminist

Women change environment - famous cook and feminist

“Complete Cuisine” - this is how a book of Barbare Jorjadze, a famous Georgian cook, is called, which was first published by the author in 1874. Georgian and European recipes, written in simple language, were so popular then and are they now that the book has been reprinted quite a number of times. In the book, 

Kneina Barbare collected all recipes, which she used herself to prepared dishes or sweets. In the latest edition, there are gathered up to 800 recipes, as well as a lot of advice. She has practically changed the culinary experience, taste, and menu of many families. And not only that...

Barbare Jorjadze, a famous cook, was also a well-known publicist, poet, playwright, and women rights defender - she wrote regarding the necessity of education, equality, and self-expression of women, as well as about their presence in public space.

History has granted her the name of one of the first Georgian feminist women, while her letter “Few words for the attention of young men” is considered a manifesto of Georgian feminism.


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