Polenta

Mămăligă

RON 17≈ €3.18

Casa Doina · Bucharest · 200 g

Nutrition

≈ 250 kcalper portion of about 200 g

Protein9%
9%
Fat7%
7%
Carbohydrates84%
84%

Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.

About the dish

A thick, creamy porridge made from boiled cornmeal. It is a fundamental staple in Romanian cuisine, served hot.

Cuisine: Romanian

Typical ingredients

cornmeal
water
salt

General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.

History of the dish

Moldova / Romania

mămăligă — © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Origin: Moldova / Romania

Mămăligă (Romanian pronunciation: [məməˈliɡə] ;) is a dish made out of yellow maize flour, traditional in Romania, Moldova, Hungary (puliszka, mamaliga or málé), and Ukraine (kulesha or mamałyga). On the Balkan Peninsula, the dish is known as kačamak.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Mămăligă” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0

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