noun
polenta
poh-LEN-tuh/pəʊˈlentə/
An Italian cornmeal dish served soft or firm.
The bowl of soft polenta sits beside crisp wedges of the same food.
Etymology
Latin polenta named peeled barley, linking the dish to prepared grain rather than specifically to maize. The name later served for Italian porridge made from chestnut meal and then cornmeal.
In context
Today we're making creamy polenta. As you see in the caption, we're making cornmeal. Let's go. So the first thing we're going to do is we're going to put some butter in our water.
More examples
- Stir the polenta often as it cooks.
- Once the polenta cools and firms up, cut it into squares.
- We grill slices of polenta until the edges turn crisp.
Forms
polenta