Polenta

In the Veneto and adjoining Friuli regions polenta is as essential to a meal as pasta or bread in other regions. It is a perfect accompaniment to the savory sauces of the regions’ many meat and seafood stews. Polenta is also delicious on its own with Gorgonzola, or butter and Parmigiano-Reggiano. It can be served either soft and steamy as soon as it is done, or in rectangular or triangular slabs that are cooled and then grilled or sometimes fried.

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