Pile the mixture onto crispy, fluffy cakes of fried polenta and you have the perfect hors d'oeuvre, which is altogether earthy, sweet, and tangy. Polenta, a type of coarsely ground cornmeal ...

You can cook polenta to a creamy and soft texture or allow it to cool and solidify before slicing, grilling or frying it. Its flavor depends on the corn variety, ranging from sweet to earthy.