Turkish Melted Cheese And Cornmeal Recipe

Recipe By The Spruce Eats

A favorite breakfast staple in turkeys northern black sea region is a delicious blend of local cheeses melted together with coarsely ground cornmeal. It is cooked in sahan, which is a copper pan with two handles (like a paella pan). Pieces of fresh, crusty bread are used to scoop up the mixture with your fingers. This dish is called kuymak (kooy-mak) in the city of trabzon, mhlama (mih-lah-mah) in the northeastern provinces like erzurum and bayburt and muhlama (mooh-lah-mah) in rize and artvin. In giresun and ordu its called yala (yah-lahsh). The key to authentic mhlama is the cheese. Fresh cheeses like feta and other turkish white cheeses wont do. Aged cheeses work the best, especially the local cheeses from the black sea region like trabzon cheese. High-quality kashar cheese will also work. These cheeses are made from unpasteurized milk. Once the milk turns to cheese it is put in containers and doused with boiling water and left until the water cools completely. The cheese is then removed from the water and sliced. Sometimes salt is added and the cheese is frozen for future use.

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25minstotal
5minsPrep
20minsCook
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Turkish Melted Cheese And Cornmeal
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Ingredients for Turkish Melted Cheese And Cornmeal Recipe

  • 1.50 tablespoon Butter (unsalted
  • 1.50 tablespoon Cornmeal
  • 1/4 cup Water
Nutrition
value
189
calories per serving
11 g Fat14 g Protein9 g Carbs2 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    11g
  • Protein
    14g
  • Carbs
    9g
  • Fiber
    2g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    9g
  • Protein
    14g
  • Fiber
    2g

Fats

  • Fat
    11g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    351mg
  • Iron
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin A
    4mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    70mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0mcg
  • Vitamin C
    2mg
  • Vitamin E
    < 1mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    27mg
  • Manganese
    < 1mg
  • Phosphorus
    248mg
  • Selenium
    18mcg
  • Zinc
    2mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By The Spruce Eats