Kuymak

Kuymak
Kuymak dished out on a spoon
TypeCheese dish
Place of originPontus region
Region or stateBlack Sea region
Main ingredientsMinci or golot cheese; cornmeal or wheat flour; cream or butter; water
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Cheese dish in a copper pan
Kuymak in a sahan

Kuymak or khavitz (Greek: χαβίτς) is a dish from the Pontus region that now lies in northern Turkey, and is popular in areas around the Black Sea. Its primary ingredients are cornmeal and cheese. It is typically served with bread and a spoon.

Variations

The Pontic Greeks, who have lived in the region of Pontus since roughly 800 BCE, make a dish similar to kuymak; theirs is called Χαβίτς [pnt], which can be Romanized as chavítz, havítz or khavítz. Chavítz, like kuymak, is made with butter, cornmeal, cheese, water or milk, and salt. It might also include yogurt, honey, or bacon. Cooked cornmeal sometimes goes by the same name.

See also

References

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  8. ↑ United States Board on Geographic Names and the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use (October 2017). "Romanization of Greek" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "Chavítz". Pontos News (in Greek). September 26, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Recipe for Chavítz". Lelevose (in Greek). August 4, 2020.
  11. ↑ Theodoridou, Despina. "Chavítz". Club of Veria (in Greek).
  12. ↑ Dimitris Vasiloudis (April 20, 2019). "Chavítz or Katsamaki". vDimitris (in Greek).