Mămăligă cu brânză

Traditional Romanian-style cornmeal porridge called mămăligă is combined with white cheese in this simple Romanian dish. To make mămăligă, a mixture of cornmeal, salt, and water is gradually poured into boiling water and cooked until it has obtained a thick and smooth texture.

Once prepared, the cornmeal porridge is typically served with different types of Romanian soft white cheeses such as telemea or brânză de burduf. Generous amounts of grated cheese can go either on top of or on the side of the steaming hot porridge, although the porridge is also frequently mixed with the cheese or even layered with it before being baked.

Mămăligă cu brânză is often finished with additional grated cheese on top before serving, and it is usually accompanied by a dollop of sour cream on the side.