I'm planning a "Louisiana Night" & I cant find cornmeal at the local
supermarket, but they have polenta. Is it a reasonable substitute for
making cornbread?

Dont even ask about okra!

G.Toomey
Australia

On 2004-07-01, Gregory Toomey wrote:

I'm planning a "Louisiana Night" & I cant find cornmeal at the local
supermarket, but they have polenta. Is it a reasonable substitute for
making cornbread?

Yes.

nb

notbob writes:

Gregory Toomey wrote:

I'm planning a "Louisiana Night" & I cant find cornmeal at the local
supermarket, but they have polenta. Is it a reasonable substitute for
making cornbread?

Yes.

Yes what?!?!? Polenta is a *cooked* dish, *made from* cornmeal.


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On 2004-07-02, PENMART01 wrote:

Yes what?!?!? Polenta is a *cooked* dish, *made from* cornmeal.

Your brain is cooked.

http://www.stxmilling.com/display.as...&submit=Search

nb

notbob blurts:

PENMART01 wrote:

Yes what?!?!? Polenta is a *cooked* dish, *made from* cornmeal.

Your brain is cooked.

http://www.stxmilling.com/display.as...&submit=Search

That's not polenta... some typically grossly ignorant texas hillybilly company
doesn't know the difference between polenta and plain old cornmeal. FACT: the
area of texas is inversely proportional to the IQ of its inhabitants.

polenta [poh-LEHN-tah]
A staple of northern Italy, polenta is a MUSH *made from cornmeal*. It can be
eaten hot with a little butter or cooled until firm, cut into squares and
fried. For added flavor, polenta is sometimes mixed with cheese such as
PARMESAN or GORGONZOLA. It can be served as a first course or side dish and
makes hearty breakfast fare.

© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995
based on THE FOOD LOVER'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
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On 2004-07-02, PENMART01 wrote:

polenta [poh-LEHN-tah]

The Village Pendant. Duh.

I can still go into any supermarket in this town and find course ground corn
meal labelled polenta, be it bulk, bag, or box, just as I'm sure the OP
probably did. It may be incorrect, but the fact remains.

nb

I can still go into any supermarket in this dumb **** hillybilly town and find
course ground corn meal labelled polenta

That's what I thought... you probably have plain old wheat flour labeled bread
too in your deep south trailer trash burg.

A bag of corn meal is NOT polenta... yoose gots to cook it first... any dumb
dago knows that.


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On 2004-07-02, notbob wrote:

The Village Pendant. Duh.

....oops! Pedant

notbob wrote:

On 2004-07-02, PENMART01 wrote:

polenta [poh-LEHN-tah]

The Village Pendant. Duh.

I can still go into any supermarket in this town and find course ground
corn meal labelled polenta, be it bulk, bag, or box, just as I'm sure the
OP
probably did. It may be incorrect, but the fact remains.

nb

Sorry to cause a flame war!

In the local supermarket here in Australia I can buy an ingredient labelled
"Polenta" which is made from corn, but I cant find anything labelled
"cornmeal".

I'll try making corn bread with the "Polenta ingredient" & see how it works.

G. Toomey

On 2004-07-02, Gregory Toomey wrote:

Sorry to cause a flame war!

In the local supermarket here in Australia I can buy an ingredient labelled
"Polenta" which is made from corn, but I cant find anything labelled
"cornmeal".

Not to worry. It's just our resident child molester waving his winkie.

nb

PENMART01 wrote:
notbob writes:

Gregory Toomey wrote:

I'm planning a "Louisiana Night" & I cant find cornmeal at the local
supermarket, but they have polenta. Is it a reasonable substitute
for making cornbread?

Yes.

Yes what?!?!? Polenta is a *cooked* dish, *made from* cornmeal.

"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
Sheldon
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You are correct in the terminology for real polenta; however some other
countries (and even some of our States) *do* sell cornmeal labeled as
"polenta" which equates to a form of dry meal. I can buy and make cornbread
from masa, which is a very finely ground cornmeal used for tortillas and
tamales, commonly sold to hispanic populations. It's still ground corn.
The recipe might need adjusting depending upon the fineness of the grain.

Here in TN I've never actually *seen* "polenta" sold as a dried cornmeal
product. I have seen it in the refrigerator section at the grocery store.
What you and I think of as Polenta; basically cold cornmeal mush, chilled
and packed like bulk sausage. I tried it once, sliced and pan fried then
topped with a marinara and grated cheese. The mixture was far too moist and
had no taste.

Jill

PENMART01 wrote:


Yes what?!?!? Polenta is a *cooked* dish, *made from* cornmeal.

I have a bag of polenta in my pantry that you are welcome to to try to eat.
My experience is that it is much tastier and easier to digest if you add it
to boiling water and cook it first. It looks just like cornmeal, and the
cooked polenta looks just like corn meal gruel that my sister in law has for
breakfast.

Steve Wertz wrote in
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On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 13:15:39 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

I can
buy and make cornbread from masa, which is a very finely ground
cornmeal used for tortillas and tamales, commonly sold to hispanic
populations.

Masa flour is *not* just finely ground cornmeal. It's been treated
and is a totally different product.

More expert advice from Jill sigh.

I must concur. Masa is not ground corn.

"MASA HARINA: This powdery-looking meal, sold in many chain
supermarkets and all Mexican groceries, is fresh corn masa that has
been force-dried and then powdered. It is not at all the same as
fine-ground corn meal, in either taste or application."

Excerpted from "Authentic Mexican" by Rick Bayless

http://www.fronterakitchens.com/cook...ntry_masa.html

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Michel Boucher wrote in
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I must concur. Masa is not ground corn.

CORRECTION: not ground corn meal.

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Gregory Toomey wrote:

notbob wrote:

On 2004-07-02, PENMART01 wrote:

polenta [poh-LEHN-tah]

The Village Pendant. Duh.

I can still go into any supermarket in this town and find course ground
corn meal labelled polenta, be it bulk, bag, or box, just as I'm sure the
OP
probably did. It may be incorrect, but the fact remains.

nb

Sorry to cause a flame war!

You didn't.


In the local supermarket here in Australia I can buy an ingredient labelled
"Polenta" which is made from corn, but I cant find anything labelled
"cornmeal".

I'll try making corn bread with the "Polenta ingredient" & see how it works.

G. Toomey

The polenta may be a little more coarsely-ground than some American
cornmeal is. So if you don't like the texture of the recipe, try to get
a finer polenta.