The dish
About Pelamushi
Pelamushi: Georgian Grape and Cornmeal Pudding
Cook unsweetened grape juice with fine white cornmeal to make this glossy, sliceable western Georgian pelamushi.
Pelamushi is a western Georgian harvest dessert made by slowly cooking grape juice with fine white cornmeal until the mixture turns glossy and sets when cool. This version uses unsweetened juice, so the fruit supplies all the sweetness.
In western Georgia, especially Guria, Adjara, Samegrelo and Imereti, pelamushi is associated with grape harvest and is thickened with corn. Eastern Georgian tatara uses wheat flour instead. A fine white cornmeal gives this version a dense, sliceable set; coarse polenta meal stays gritty.
