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Kuymak

Kuymak dished out on a spoon
Type	Cheese dish
Place of origin	Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran
Region or state	Black Sea region
Main ingredients	Minci or Golot cheese, cornmeal Or Wheat flour, cream (or butter), water
Media: Kuymak

Kuymak is a dish popular in West Asia and the Caucasus. Its primary ingredients are corn meal and cheese. It is typically served with bread and a spoon. In Azerbaijani language, it is called Quymaq. In Iran it is referred to as Kāchi penir(Persian: کاچی پنیر).

Similar dishes

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

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. 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

• Turkish cuisine
• List of maize dishes

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.
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3. Alkan, Sena (26 November 2016). "A traditional Black Sea treat: Mıhlama". Daily Sabah, Nov 26, 2016. Retrieved Feb 1, 2020.
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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).

External links

• Video of havítz preparation
• https://www.youtube.com/shorts/i3p0__W0wLA

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