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AIBU to think polenta is a waste of time and effort?

36 replies

Hkakge · 13/06/2025 17:14

I made polenta for the first time yesterday. Lots of stirring and trying to stop it sticking to the pan. Used a stock cube and parmesan cheese and it tasted like savoury wallpaper paste.
Tried to use the leftovers today, followed a recipe which said it makes amazing 'polenta chips', they did not work, they fell apart and soaked up loads of oil and were inedible.
Is it worth trying again with polenta or not?

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TheKeatingFive · 13/06/2025 18:09

I'm with you OP. Awful stuff

PonyPatter44 · 13/06/2025 18:08

I really like polenta, but like a PP, I just buy the ready-made stuff in lidl. Cut in slices, fried in a mix of butter and olive oil, it is lovely.

GCAcademic · 13/06/2025 18:06

Can't stand the stuff.

LadyWiddiothethird · 13/06/2025 18:05

Awful stuff,I lived in Italy for years,never understood the love for it,my husband was at a work dinner once,polenta with 2 whole thrushes on top….just yuck.

Dartmoorcheffy · 13/06/2025 18:05

I buy the ready made polenta in lidl that you can slice then dip in egg and parmesan then air fryer. Its lovely.

Making it from scratch you gave to get the right balance of stock so that it has a decent flavour I think.

littlemissprosseco · 13/06/2025 18:05

@CurlewKate . I honestly hate it. But just in case….. how do you cook it?

littlemissprosseco · 13/06/2025 18:03

It’s awful stuff 🤢

Lovageandgeraniums · 13/06/2025 18:02

My mother used to feed it to the chickens on our farm. We never, ever ate it.
I'm still not keen.

Hkakge · 13/06/2025 17:59

CurlewKate · 13/06/2025 17:17

Well, I love it! Do you think you got it right-in which case you just don’t like it, which is obviously fine- or maybe you made it too thick? What did you have it with?

Had it with meatballs in tomato sauce, that part of it was lush

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Springadorable · 13/06/2025 17:58

Nah it's shit. Juice isn't worth the squeeze.

CurlewKate · 13/06/2025 17:17

Well, I love it! Do you think you got it right-in which case you just don’t like it, which is obviously fine- or maybe you made it too thick? What did you have it with?