Uvelka — Semolina, Selected Grade (Манная крупа отборная)

The granular wheat at the heart of every Soviet-era childhood breakfast — pour, whisk, butter, eat.

RUSSIA   ·   UVELKA   ·   700 g

What it is

Манная крупа — semolina, or manka — is the granular fraction left after wheat is milled, somewhere between flour and bulgur in size. The defining ingredient of манная каша, the classic Soviet-era milky breakfast porridge that every child either loved with butter and jam or fought their parents over. Beyond the porridge bowl: a binder in kotleta meatballs, the body of the sweet mannik cake, dumpling fillings, halva.

From Uvelka, the long-running Chelyabinsk-region grain house. «Отборная» ("Selected") grade means the grain is sifted and checked for uniform calibre — clean, consistent, the kind of pantry semolina that doesn't disappoint at the porridge pot.

How to cook the classic milky porridge

Bring 250 ml of milk to a gentle boil with a pinch of salt. Whisking continuously, sprinkle in 30 g (about 2 tbsp) of semolina in a thin steady stream — the whisking is what stops the lumps that put a generation off. Cook on low for 3–5 minutes, stirring, until thickened. Serve with butter and a spoon of jam, honey, or fresh berries.

Composition

100% wheat semolina (манная крупа), Selected grade. Single ingredient, nothing added.

Per manufacturer (Uvelka, ООО «Ресурс»).

Nutrition (per 100 g, dry)

Manufacturer values — actual figures on the pack are definitive.

Allergens & storage

Contains: cereals containing gluten — wheat. No other statutory allergens declared.

Store in a cool, dry place. Keep the pack sealed once opened — semolina is a magnet for kitchen moths, so an airtight jar is wise. Shelf life approximately 10 months from the date on the pack.

Net weight: 700 g  ·  Packed by: Uvelka (ООО «Ресурс»), Chelyabinsk Region, Russia

A simple, gentle pantry grain — five minutes of whisking, a generation of breakfasts.