 Kuymak dished out on a spoon | |
| Type | Cheese dish |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Region or state | Black Sea region |
| Main ingredients | Minci orgolot cheese,cornmeal orwheat flour,cream orbutter, water |
Kuymak orkhavitz (Greek:χαβίτς) is a dish popular in theBlack Sea region that lies in northernTurkey. Its primary ingredients arecornmeal andcheese.[1][2][3] It is typically served with bread and a spoon.[4]
ThePontic Greeks, who have lived in the region ofpontus since roughly 800BCE make a dish similar to kuymak; theirs is calledΧαβίτς (pnt),[5] which can beRomanized aschavítz, havítz orkhavítz.[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]
The Pontians are a population that originate from the historical area of Pontus in Anatolia, originally located around the southern and eastern coasts of the Black Sea.
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