Bálmos

by | May 3, 2017 | Vegetable dishes

Bálmos is an old Transylvanian dish, a kind of polenta made from coarsly ground cornmeal, bacon and sheep milk cheese. It was originally prepared with fatty whey, a byproduct of the manufacture of cheese. In default of whey cornmeal can be cooked in cream or whole milk, but some recipes call for clabber. (Sorry, low-fat and fat free dairy products are out of the question in this case).

Bálmos is served with sheep milk cheese and fried bacon, but feel free to use other cheese that has a characteristic taste. You can scatter the cheese over the dumplings or mix in the polenta while cooking.

Bálmos
Bálmos – photo: zserbo.com

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