Postby Alelou » Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:09 pm
Similar, but polenta is like buying already-cooked grits that have congealed into a mass that you then slice and cook. (Hmm, that sounds good. I must be hungry!) I'm thinking polenta starts with a much finer grain, too, more like cornmeal than grits. I might be wrong, though.
Maize just isn't a very British food, in my experience, though my experience is way out of date at this point. (Thankfully, the food in the UK has gotten A LOT better, judging from my last visit, though the British idea of a hamburger is still pretty appalling. Still more like a sausage burger. I told my son it wasn't going to be what he expected, and I was right.)