Polenta in blue bowl with herb garnish - Food Fantasy/Shutterstock When done well, a bowl of polenta should be thick, comforting, and creamy. But, just like a good risotto, this creaminess should come ...

In Italy’s Piedmont region, where polenta may be better loved than anywhere else on Earth, the cornmeal mush is a food of the fall. When the air turns crisp with the first frost and people await the ...