![Kuymak](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Kuymak_in_a_sahan.jpg)
Kuymak is a regional meal of
Turkey
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. Its primary ingredients are
corn meal
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and cheese.
and is typically served with bread and a spoon. It is also popular in
Georgia
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* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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,
Azerbaijan
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and some regions of
Caucasus
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.
Similar dishes
Muhlama, also referred to as "mıhlama", is a similar dish.
The
Pontic Greeks
The Pontic Greeks ( pnt, Ρωμαίοι, Ρωμίοι, tr, Pontus Rumları or , el, Πόντιοι, or , , ka, პონტოელი ბერძნები, ), also Pontian Greeks or simply Pontians, are an ethnically Greek group in ...
, who originate from the Black Sea region, make a dish similar to kuymak; theirs is called (
pnt). , 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
*
Turkish cuisine
Turkish cuisine () is the cuisine of Turkey and the Turkish diaspora. It is largely the heritage of Ottoman cuisine, which can be described as a fusion and refinement of Mediterranean, Balkan, Middle Eastern, Central Asian and Eastern Eur ...
*
List of maize dishes
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Ingredients
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References
External links
Video of preparation*https://www.youtube.com/shorts/i3p0__W0wLA
Cheese dishes
Maize dishes
Turkish cuisine
Cuisine of Georgia (country)
Azerbaijani cuisine
Laz cuisine
Pontic Greek cuisine
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