
cicvara
Montenegro · Europe
- Short description
- Cicvara is a rich cornmeal-and-dairy porridge, often served warm as a filling rustic dish.
- Ingredients
- Cornmeal cooked with milk or water, kaymak or cream, white cheese, butter, and salt into a rich porridge.
- Cultural note
- Its richness comes from dairy as much as grain, reflecting cooking traditions where cheese, cream, and butter stretch into a full meal.
- Common misconception
- It is not simply polenta; the dairy is central to its texture and flavor.
image credit
- creator:
- Ivana Sokolovic
- source:
- Wikimedia Commons
- license:
- CC BY 2.0
- modified:
- Downloaded as a Commons-generated thumbnail for Gochizu review; no content edits.
audio credit
- voice:
- marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
- source:
- OpenAI API Text to Speech
- license:
- OpenAI API generated audio
- modified:
- AI-generated voice audio.