What do you need on the first day of a new year, after a night of revelry? Hot bread, hot cheese and a runny egg, preferably in one neat, boat-shaped package and with a name that’s hard to pronounce when you’re hungover. Enter acharuli khachapuri, a delicious Georgian savoury bake that has it all: sweet, soft bread topped with salty, melted cheese and an egg cooked just so. Traditionally, a big pat of butter is placed on top, too, as if the whole thing is not rich enough already. To eat, rip off the tip of the bread boat and use it to break the yolk and mix it into the hot cheese. The first bite is the best, so savour it, then carry on ripping off the crust and dipping it in the centre until there’s none left. Roll the remains into a cheesy, doughy cigar and tuck in. Start the year as you mean to go on – it’s going to be a good one.
