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Circassian pasta (cornmeal mush)

Whole recipe30 minFrom: Korkmaz M. A., Sevinç M., Samsun Alaçam'da Çerkes Sofrası ve Mutfak Kültürü, Halk Gastronomisi II, ed. Erol M., Paradigma Akademi (2024)

Ingredients

  • 1,000 gCornmeal
  • 5 gSalt

The source does not say how many it serves. Amounts are the whole recipe as written; no serving count was made up.

Grams are the real measure. Glasses and spoons are approximate and vary by ingredient. 1 Turkish glass is 200 ml.

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Cross-section

  1. Cornmeal100%
  2. Salt 0%

Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.

Method

  1. Bring the water to a boil.

  2. Add the cornmeal to the boiling water.

  3. Add the salt. Stir with a wooden spoon (belavu) and cook until it firms up; the total cooking time is 30 minutes.

    30 min

Where this recipe comes from

From a published work: quantities come from Korkmaz M. A., Sevinç M., Samsun Alaçam'da Çerkes Sofrası ve Mutfak Kültürü, Halk Gastronomisi II, ed. Erol M., Paradigma Akademi (2024); the method is written in our own words.

Last changed: November 1, 2026

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