Profile & Background
Mămăligă (Romanian pronunciation: [məməˈliɡə] ;) is a dish made out of yellow maize flour, traditional in Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria (kačamak), Serbia (kačamak or pura) and Hungary (puliszka or málé), south-western Ukraine and among Poles in Ukraine (mamałyga), the Black Sea regions of Georgia and Turkey, and Thessaly and Phthiotis in Greece.
Notable Works & Impact in Food & Cuisines
Similar dishes are also eaten in Italy, Switzerland, Southern France, Slovenia, Croatia and Brazil, often with the name polenta.