mush (cornmeal)

{{short description|Boiled cornmeal pudding}}

{{About|the food item|other uses|Mush (disambiguation){{!}}Mush}}

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| type = Porridge or pudding

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| main_ingredient = Cornmeal, water or milk

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Mush is a type of cornmeal pudding (or porridge) which is usually boiled in water or milk. It is often allowed to set, or gel into a semisolid, then cut into flat squares or rectangles, and pan fried. Cornmeal mush is especially popular amongst Amish people as well as in parts of the Midwestern United States.{{Cite book |last=Geographic |first=National |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V7hvDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA140&dq=mush+midwest&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjNqOSEzImMAxXNJEQIHW4KLm0Q6AF6BAgEEAM#v=onepage&q=mush%20midwest&f= |title=Great American Eating Experiences: Local Specialties, Favorite Restaurants, Food Festivals, Diners, Roadside Stands, and More |date=2016 |publisher=National Geographic Books |isbn=978-1-4262-1639-8 |language=en}} In Eastern Europe, milk is poured over the meal once served and cooled down, rather than being boiled in it. Cornmeal mush is often consumed in Latin America and Africa.