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Old 10-03-2001, 10:51 AM   #19
DragonMage
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Originally posted by Epona:
Just checked - Polenta is yellow cornmeal. So this is the same thing, prepared in the same way!
It is very popular in central and southern Europe - not so popular in England. I love it - in Romania (being veggie I ate quite a lot of it when I was there!) it is often served with salty sheeps cheese - a bit like feta cheese. YUM!
AH! I wasn't sure. I've never prepared it myself and I've heard people on shows like Great Chefs refer to it as polenta rice, so I was a bit confused. Thanks so much! (or could there be a rice they call polenta, too???) Hmmm...

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