Where can I find polenta...

Trillian73

I'm trying some new recipes this week and I need to buy pre-made polenta for one of them. Does anyone know what section of the grocery store I would find that? I've never cooked with it before and I have no idea...

Thanks!

summertime_girl

It's in the vegan/vegetarian section at my grocery store.

bethvandenberg

It's by the pasta in my grocery store. If you can't find it just ask most carry it

vettle

for me (in Canada) it's in the grocery store where the dry pasta is. It does not need to be chilled and it comes in this stuffed sausage looking casing.

rmsrws

The store I go to it is in the "ethnic foods" we have a whole isle dedicated to all the different foods from around the globe. That is where I first noticed spotted **** and took it home with me. Yes, it is a real food. It is a very heavy cake with raisins in it, and a heavy syrupy sauce. I think it's an English dish.

Pocket_Pixi

its in the pasta section in my grocery store, its also at healthfood stores.

Trillian73

Thanks!

ak_in_ak

it is in the natural food section at my local Fred Meyer, it comes in a log form if that helps at all

RMinVA

The log/tube form is the pre-made type. You can also just buy plain old corn grits. There are some minor differences, but they are basically the same thing. Shrimp and spinach grits/polenta are a staple in our house!! I buy Bob's Red Mill brand and it's usually near the baking stuff or cereal aisle. Or if it's an Italian brand, marketed as polenta, it will probably be with the Italian stuff.

TenLaws

Please, just cook it. Buy some cornmeal. Boil water, slowly whisk in the cormeal until it's the consistency you want it to be, add whatever you want to it. Let it sit and it will thicken. Eat like a bowl of grits or refrigerate or freeze. You can even make it thick enough to cut into squares.

But by all means, cook it yourself. Once I realized how easy it was, I was hooked. Unfortunately, corn products irritate my stomach though...