Kuymak
Kuymak dished out on a spoon
TypeCheese dish
Place of originTurkey, Serbia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran
Region or stateBlack Sea region
Main ingredientsMinci or Golot cheese, cornmeal Or Wheat flour , cream (or butter), water
Cheese dish in a copper pan
Kuymak in a sahan

Kuymak is a regional meal of Iran. Its primary ingredients are corn meal and cheese[1] and it is typically served with bread and a spoon.[2] It is also popular in Georgia, Azerbaijan and some regions of Caucasus. In Azerbaijani language it is called Quymaq. In Iran it is referred to as Kāchi penir (Persian: کاچی پنیر).[3]

Similar dishes

Muhlama, also referred to as "mıhlama", is a similar dish.[4]

The Pontic Greeks, who originate from the Black Sea region, make a dish similar to kuymak; theirs is called Χαβίτς (pnt), which can be Romanized as chavítz, havítz or khavítz.[5][6][7] Chavítz, like kuymak, is made with butter, cornmeal, cheese, water or milk, and salt. It might also include yogurt, honey, or bacon.[8][9][10][11] Cooked cornmeal sometimes goes by the same name.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Swan, S. (2012). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Turkey. EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES. DK Publishing. p. 369. ISBN 978-0-7566-9318-3. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  2. ↑ Liljegren, Katherine. "1 foods you have to try in Turkey's Black Sea region". Matadornetwork.com, Feb 04, 2016. Retrieved Feb 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ Alkan, Sena. "A traditional Black Sea treat: Mıhlama". Daily Sabah, Nov 26, 2016. Retrieved Feb 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ Campbell, V. (2007). Turkey. Country Guides. Lonely Planet. p. 556. ISBN 978-1-74104-556-7. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  5. ↑ Verbrugghe, Gerald P (1999). "Transliteration or Transcription of Greek". The Classical World. JSTOR: Johns Hopkins University Press. 92 (6): 511. doi:10.2307/4352343.
  6. ↑ "Guide to Greek Usage in Cataloging". Princeton University Library's Cataloguing Documentation. 2010.
  7. ↑ United States Board on Geographic Names and the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use (October 2017). "Romanization of Greek" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Chavítz". Pontos News (in Greek). September 26, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Recipe for Chavítz". Lelevose (in Greek). August 4, 2020.
  10. ↑ Theodoridou, Despina. "Chavítz". Club of Veria (in Greek).
  11. ↑ "Chavítz". Pontiaka (in Greek).
  12. ↑ Dimitris Vasiloudis (April 20, 2019). "Chavítz or Katsamaki". vDimitris (in Greek).


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