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Dish of cornmeal and cheese From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kuymak
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Kuymak or Khavitz (Greek: χαβίτς) is a dish popular in the Pontus region that now lies in Turkey. Its primary ingredients are corn meal and cheese.[1][2][3] It is typically served with bread and a spoon.[4]

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Kuymak in a sahan
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Variations

The Pontic Greeks, who have lived in the region of pontus since roughly 800BCE make a dish similar to kuymak; theirs is called Χαβίτς (pnt),[5] which can be Romanized as chavítz, havítz or khavítz.[6][7][8] Chavítz, like kuymak, is made with butter, cornmeal, cheese, water or milk, and salt. It might also include yogurt, honey, or bacon.[9][10][11][2] Cooked cornmeal sometimes goes by the same name.[12]

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