The halva is very sweet, with a gelatinous texture similar to polenta; the added butter gives it a rich mouthfeel.
Nettles can be used in a variety of recipes, such as polenta, pesto and pure.
When eaten hot they are usually served with boiled potatoes or polenta.
In the north, risotto and polenta have tended to serve the staple function taken by pasta across the rest of the country.
Polenta has a creamy texture due to the gelatinization of starch in the grain.
Add cooked polenta and spices.
The limited stocks of maize meal in this country are required for purposes of human food; the quantity of polenta is negligible.
Other breakfast meals include cornmeal porridge, which is made with fine cornmeal or "polenta," milk and condensed milk and sugar to sweeten.
