Apatsha is a kitchen area in Abkhazian style, which is the second half of the XIX century became widespread and became the main type of dwelling of Abkhazians.

Currently, in Abkhazia apatskha represent a café and a national cuisine restaurant. Here in the presence of guests in the open hearth on fire in cast iron pots prepare national dishes - hominy, beans, smoked meat.

A wide canopy of apatskha propped usually two or four poles. It had two doors- one against the other. Moreover, the front called the top, and the rear - lower.

Many people, especially those living in mountain villages to insulate their homes coated walls wıth glue. To give strength to mix it with the crushed straw or hay, and then produced whitewash. Whitewash made of lime masses that are delivered from the rocky gorges of mountain rivers.

All wicker home, including apatskha, covered with perennial grasses, mainly from the family of sedges, ferns, straw.

In the center of apatskha is a fireplace. Burning fire ıs a symbol of the continuity of life. Before going to the bed the owner of the house hid glowing embers in the ashes to the morning light a fire by them. According to the legend, the fire has magical powers.

The room could be all sorts of boxes, boxes that store valuable family items. Somewhat higher shelves nailed to the wall, which were placed kitchen utensils. Against one wall was a flat stone graters, where the hostess cooked adjika (national spice). On the wall behind the special hooks and kept narrow table elongated shape with relatively low legs, as well as saddles, weapons, cloaks.