About the dish
Mămăligă is cornmeal cooked until thick – for centuries the everyday bread of Romanian and Moldovan villages. It is made in a cast-iron pot and stirred with a wooden stick, then turned out onto a board and cut into slices with thread. It is served with salty sheep's cheese (brânză) and soured cream, with a fried egg, alongside sarmale, stews or braised fish. A baked version layered with cheese and butter is also popular, and yesterday's leftovers are fried in a pan. Similar cornmeal dishes are eaten across the Balkans and in Italy, where they are called polenta.
Main ingredients
- cornmeal
- water
- salt
- sheep's cheese (brânză)
- soured cream
- butter
Moldova: In Moldova mămăligă comes with brânză, soured cream and crackling, and alongside sarmale and stews.
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