Polenta is an ancient dish, tasty and nutritious. Sausages and various cheeses are the common accompaniment to Polenta, but Polenta is also a side dish to grilled meat. Polenta has its roots in Mesopotamia. It is considered one of the first cooked foods in human history.
Cereal flour is the basic ingredient of Polenta. Corn flour is the most used flour in Italy for Polenta, thanks to Cristoforo Colombo who imported it from America. That’s why Polenta is yellow!