Grape confectionery

Churchkhela (; ) is a traditional Georgian candle-shaped brittle confection. The main ingredients of are grape must, nuts, and flour. The traditional technology of in the Kakheti region was inscribed on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Georgia list in 2015. ==History== thumb|left|170px|Churchkhela making process; before and after dipping of nuts in grape juice. Georgians usually make in autumn when the primary ingredients, grapes and nuts, are harvested. It is a string of walnut halves that have been dipped in grape juice called or (grape juice thickened with flour), and dried in the sun. N

A mendiant is a traditional French confection composed of a chocolate disk studded with nuts and dried fruits representing the four mendicant religious orders. Each of the ingredients used refers to the color of monastic robes. Tradition dictates that raisins stand for the black-robed Augustinians, hazelnut for the brown and white habit of the Carmelites, dried fig for the brown-robed Franciscans, and almond for the Dominicans' white robes.

Sharots (, ), also known as kaghtsr sujukh () is a traditional Armenian confection made from halved walnut kernels threaded onto a string and coated with a spiced grape-based mixture. Sharots has its own specific method of preparation that includes the use of a blend of cinnamon, clove, and cardamom, which contributes to its distinctive flavor and aroma that differentiates it from similar confections.

raisins coated in a shell of milk, dark or white chocolate.