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Polenta

Boiled cornmeal gives modern polenta its characteristic yellow or white color and a texture that can range from loose an...

Italian European Staple Savory

8.74 Great

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Keşkek

Keşkek is a traditional ceremonial dish from Turkey and Azerbaijan made by slow-cooking meat and whole wheat until they...

Traditional Savory Turkish Wedding

8.57 Great

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Harees

Harees is a savory dish consisting of crushed wheat and meat slow-cooked together and then beaten or blended into a smoo...

Traditional Savory Slow Cooked Gulf

8.52 Great

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Champurrado

Champurrado is a traditional Mexican warm beverage thickened with masa de maíz, a dough made from nixtamalized corn. It...

Traditional Warm Mexican Sweet

8.52 Great

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Asure

Asure, often called Noah's Pudding, is a traditional Turkish dessert made from a mixture of grains, fruits, dried fruits...

Traditional Sweet Festival Turkish

8.46 Great

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Kasha

Across Slavic cooking, kasha names a broad family of porridges made from cooked grains or groats. It has a long place in...

Russian Staple Savory Eastern European

8.35 Great

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Hobakjuk

Hobakjuk is a traditional Korean porridge made by boiling and mashing sweet winter squash, typically kabocha, and thicke...

Korean Traditional Asian Sweet

8.34 Great

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Grits

Grits are a staple dish of the Southern United States made from coarsely ground dried corn or hominy that has been treat...

Staple Savory Breakfast American South

8.33 Great

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Tejate

Tejate is a traditional cold beverage originating from the Mexican state of Oaxaca, with roots tracing back to pre-Colum...

Traditional Mexican Pre Columbian Oaxacan

8.28 Great

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Kachamak

Kachamak is a traditional Balkan porridge prepared by boiling cornmeal in water until it reaches a thick, dense consiste...

Traditional Savory Eastern European Balkan

7.78 Good

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Samp

Samp consists of dried maize kernels that have been coarsely crushed or broken down, rather than ground into a fine meal...

Traditional Hominy Staple South African

7.72 Good

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Oshifima

Oshifima is a traditional stiff porridge from Namibia, primarily made from pearl millet flour and water. It is the stapl...

Traditional Staple African Namibian

7.42 Good

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Ovsyanka

Ovsyanka is a traditional Russian oatmeal porridge made from rolled or steel-cut oats cooked in water or milk. It is a c...

Russian Traditional Eastern European Breakfast

7.42 Good

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Bogobe

Bogobe is a traditional Botswanan porridge made from sorghum or maize meal. It is prepared by stirring the grain into bo...

Traditional Staple African Sorghum

7.38 Good

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Poltavska Kasha

Poltavska kasha is a traditional Ukrainian porridge prepared from coarsely cracked wheat grains, sharing similarities wi...

Traditional Savory Eastern European Ukrainian

7.28 Good

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Prosyana Kasha

Prosyana kasha is a traditional Eastern European porridge made from whole, hulled millet grains, historically serving as...

Traditional Eastern European Breakfast Ukrainian

7.24 Good

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Kukuruzna Kasha

Kukuruzna kasha is a traditional Eastern European porridge made from ground cornmeal, commonly prepared in Russia and Uk...

Traditional Savory Eastern European Russian Ukrainian

7.20 Good

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Pshenichnaya Kasha

Pshenichnaya kasha is a traditional Russian porridge prepared by simmering cracked or whole wheat grains until tender. A...

Russian Traditional Eastern European Breakfast

7.16 Good

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Mannaya Kasha

Mannaya kasha is a traditional Eastern European and Russian porridge made from wheat semolina cooked primarily in milk....

Russian Traditional Eastern European Breakfast

6.95 Fair

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Perlovaya Kasha

Perlovaya kasha is a traditional Russian porridge made from pearl barley, known for its hearty texture and nutritional d...

Russian Traditional Savory Eastern European

6.88 Fair