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		PestoDiRucola on July 7, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Italy Fell Out of Love with Cilantro > Nor was there corn for polenta Before corn, polenta was made with barley: https://historicalitaliancooking.home.blog/english/recipes/a...

antisthenes on July 7, 2024 [–]

In my mind, polenta was just another word for porridge, which means it could be made with literally any available grain.

It's just a roughly milled grain, boiled until a certain consistency.

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