Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Polenta

Preparing polenta, piazza XX Settembre, LivornoI am not sure how much familiar most of you are with “polenta”. This guy was preparing it at a food fair in “Piazza XX settembre”.

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20 comments:

  1. Luis GomezNovember 16, 2011 at 12:36 AM

    Wonderful picture! Great portrait VP. I grew up with many Italian friends so polenta is very well regarded in my memory.

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  2. KateNovember 16, 2011 at 1:33 AM

    Polenta has been familiar in this community for as long as I can remember. It is delicious!

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  3. MichelleNovember 16, 2011 at 1:42 AM

    Delicious yes, but I have to admit that when I first glanced this picture I wondered just where this guy was making polenta!

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  4. JackNovember 16, 2011 at 1:59 AM

    Polenta seems to be becoming increasingly popular where I live. I don't think of it as being stirred in metal buckets with a wooden paddle.

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  5. DianneNovember 16, 2011 at 2:01 AM

    That's a huge pan of polenta - did you get to taste any??

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  6. AnonymousNovember 16, 2011 at 3:45 AM

    I've made polenta...years and years ago when I used to cook a lot. This is an absolutely GREAT photo VP...the man on the street cooking! And he's a bit of good looking to this old ladies eyes!

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  7. RandyNovember 16, 2011 at 5:35 AM

    I love Polenta! Nice shot!

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  8. cieldequimperNovember 16, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    I like polenta but rarely make it. Nice portrait, nice smile.

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  9. DinaNovember 16, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    I think I would buy polenta from this guy, even though I have never tasted it.
    Interesting, your link says it went from peasant food to gourmet food.

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  10. KarlNovember 16, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    I love polenta, from time to time..

    Nice portrait VP!

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  11. VPNovember 16, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    The picture is deceiving: tha guy is not on his own on a street making polenta. He was in the middle of a square, on the side of a well stocked stall of gourmet food from Val d'Aosta.

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  12. mammadeglialieniNovember 16, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    ma daiii! la polenta a livorno!!!!
    ma allora... fa freddo anche lì!

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  13. brattcatNovember 16, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    that's a lot of polenta!

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  14. Rob SiemannNovember 16, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Having some today actually. Love the guy's half-crooked kind of smile.

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  15. jooNovember 16, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    I like polenta and I like this photo - superb:)

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  16. Cezar and LéiaNovember 16, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    I love POLENTA!
    Delicious idea!
    Léia

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  17. Babzy.BNovember 17, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    wow , a big polenta !

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  18. UnknownNovember 17, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    I will have some! :-)

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  19. HalcyonNovember 18, 2011 at 12:21 AM

    I love polenta! In the US there is a similar dish called grits that I also love.

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  20. Traveling HawkNovember 18, 2011 at 10:01 PM

    What a big "polenta"! I like it with cheese and sour-cream but also with filled cabbage. We eat polenta here. In Romanian we call it "mamaliga".

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