Date: 06/09/2026
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In Georgia, a meal can become something much bigger than food.
There is a traditional feast called the supra.
People gather around a table, food is shared, glasses are raised, stories are told, and toasts become an important part of the occasion.
There is usually someone who guides the toasts—the tamada.
But what makes the tradition interesting is not simply the ceremony.
It is the time people give to one another.
A meal is not treated as something to finish quickly before moving on to the next task.
People sit.
They talk.
They remember.
They laugh.
Sometimes they disagree.
And then they eat a little more.
I find something wonderfully human about that.
In many parts of the modern world, we are becoming experts at saving time.
Fast food.
Quick meetings.
Short messages.
But perhaps there are moments when saving time is not the most important thing.
A table shared with people we enjoy may be one of them.
Georgia seems to understand something simple:
Food fills the stomach.
But good company can fill an entire evening.
Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
Email: rajatchandrasarmah@gmail.com
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