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Default Allergy workarounds/substitutions - Corn

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>> . One in particular is Polenta, having
>>> grown up Italian...
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>>> Can anyone suggest another grain that I could cook up in a similar
>>> fashion? Suitably seasoned and served, maybe almost acceptable as a
>>> substitute? Qinoa? Millet? Teff? ???
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>>> Dave

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>> Before there was corn, there was polenta of wheat and chestnuts. Try
>> coarsely ground semolina or spelt or use chestnut flour.
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> noun: milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta
> Dee Dee


That's an American definition. Semolina here is a coarse grind and can be
various. You can buy it in the US and I have in the past. Ordinary grocery
store, I'm sure.