What is Polenta?
[[Image:Cotechino-Servito-Polenta-Lenticchie.jpg|thumb|250px|Polenta (center) with [[lentil]]s and [[cotechino]]]] '''Polenta''' ({{IPA-it|poˈlɛnta}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dizionario.rai.it/ |title=Dizionario italiano multimediale e multilingue d'ortografia e di pronunzia |last1=Migliorini |first1=Bruno |last2=Tagliavini |first2=Carlo |last3=Fiorelli |first3=Piero |editor=Tommaso Francesco Borri |website=dizionario.rai.it |publisher=Rai Eri |access-date=12 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dipionline.it/dizionario/ |title=Dizionario di pronuncia italiana ''online'' |last1=Canepari |first1=Luciano |website=dipionline.it |access-date=12 February 2016 |archive-date=9 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009051700/http://www.dipionline.it/dizionario/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>) is a dish of boiled [[cornmeal]]. It may be served as a hot [[porridge]], or it may be allowed to cool and solidify into a loaf that can be baked, fried, or [[Grilling|grilled]]. It is a dish popular in [[Italian cuisine|Italian]], [[Savoy]], [[Switzerland|Swiss]], [[Austria]]n, [[Croatia]]n, [[Slovenia]]n, [[Serbia]]n, [[Romania]]n, [[Bulgaria]]n, [[Corsica]]n, [[Argentina|Argentine]], [[Brazil]]ian, and [[Mexico|Mexican]] cuisine, and it is a traditional staple food throughout much of [[northern Italy]]. == References == {{Commonscat}} {{reflist}} [[Category:Maize]] [[Category:Argentine food]] [[Category:Austrian food]] [[Category:Brazilian food]] [[Category:Bulgarian food]] [[Category:Croatian food]] [[Category:French food]] [[Category:Italian food]] [[Category:Mexican food]] [[Category:Romanian food]] [[Category:Serbian food]] [[Category:Slovenian food]] [[Category:Swiss food]] [[Category:Venezuelan food]] {{Authority control}} {{food-stub}}