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[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What!? I get liver isn't everyone's cup of tea, but, polenta? In which country you encountered polenta haters?

[–] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

The catch is that it's white polenta. Some people here in the southern parts of Brazil look at it like it's some sort of abomination, like "polenta is supposed to be yellow! This stuff doesn't even taste like real polenta!" (For me it tastes like childhood. And it pan-fries so better than the yellow one!)

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh! Well I don't think I've eaten white polenta either. I lived in Argentina and all my polenta memories are yellow. I'll look it up, I'm intrigued!

[–] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's basically polenta made with white maize. It tastes milder and definitively different, but the biggest difference for me is the texture - once it cools it gets more "gelatinous" (dunno if this makes sense), but firmer. I also have an easier time deep-frying it.

My grandma prepared it almost every day. Often as "hairy polenta" (polenta, mozzarella, polenta, sauce - the "hair" was the cheese strings), so I spend a good time in my childhood thinking that yellow = instant polenta.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Mmm sounds yum

[–] kariboka@bolha.forum 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Another Brazilian in the wild! Conhece a nossa instancia? Tem também a lemmy.eco.br

[–] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

[Vou manter em inglês para incluir os outros usuários, OK?]

I've seen the domain but it's the first time that I actually checked it. First impression: holy fuck the art in bolha.io looks amazing. Content on its Lemmy instance seems focused on games, so I'll probably subscribe to a few comms there.

[–] kariboka@bolha.forum 1 points 1 year ago

lemmy.eco.br has more users though

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Why do you kids eat that stuff? It doesn’t even hue like polenta!