Let the Mash Cook Georgian!

It's about time I learned how to cook some Georgian foods. The first step to becoming a force of Georgian cooking is a handle on the right spices to use. Buying the right spices for Georgian cooking works like this: You go to one of the spice purveyors in the bazaar and tell her what you want to make. In my case, it was lobio (ლობიო, Georgian-style beans) and satsivi (საცივი, walnut sauce). She then takes a paper cone, fills it with the appropriate spices, and voila! You have a little package filled with what you need to get the beans and the walnuts spiced just right.