Review: Dumpling obsession at Tumanyan Khinkali Factory in Glendale

Review: Tumanyan Khinkali Factory in Glendale specializes in soup dumplings from the Republic of Georgia.
Jonathan Gold • Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2015
Meet khinkali, your latest obsession. Khinkali are soup dumplings from the mountains north of Tbilisi, Georgia. When you check Google Maps for the mountain village in which they may have been born, khinkali is the only word you will be able to...
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