Polenta vs. Cornmeal

Polentanoun

Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.

Polentanoun

Pudding made of Indian meal; also, porridge made of chestnut meal.

Polentanoun

a thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water

Polentanoun

maize flour as used in Italian cooking; cornmeal

Polentanoun

a paste or dough made from polenta, which is boiled and typically then fried or baked

Polenta

Polenta (, Italian: [poˈlɛnta]) is a dish of boiled cornmeal that was historically made from other grains. 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 grilled.

Cornmealnoun

Dried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a coarse meal.

Cornmealnoun

coarsely ground corn

Cornmeal

Cornmeal is a meal (coarse flour) ground from dried corn. It is a common staple food, and is ground to coarse, medium, and fine consistencies, but not as fine as wheat flour.