Grain

Polenta

Also called cornmeal, bramata

Coarse maize meal cooked into a porridge, then sometimes set and grilled.

Origin

Northern Italy.

Flavour

Sweet corn, toasty if you let it catch.

How to use it

Rain it into boiling salted water and stir. Instant is faster; real takes 30โ€“40 minutes.

Storage

Dry pantry.

Recipes using it

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