Kuymak

Kuymak is a regional meal of Turkey. 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 (Persian: کاچی).[3]

Not to be confused with Kaymak.
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, cream (or butter), water
Cheese dish in a copper pan
Kuymak in a sahan

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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