A few Saturday's ago, Fabio's family had a polenta lunch. There were 22 guests, 2 types of sauce (mushroom & deer) and too many types of wine for me to remember. It is a tradition in his family to have these lunches several times a year. What makes it unique is that instead of being served on plates, the polenta is served on boards that cover the table, and everyone digs into the area in front of them. This was a fun way to eat, you just had to make sure you stuck to your respective area, or you might get forked.
Polenta is fairly easy to make. Boil the correct amount of water, proportional to the amount of polenta. Then slowly add handfuls of polenta flour stirring constantly to make sure you don't get any lumps. Then continue to stir for 30-40 minutes and serve immediately. The hardest part is probably the stirring, since your arms gets tired.
It was a wonderful lunch, that lasted pretty much the whole day! Hopefully we will be invited to do this again soon. The photos are curtsy of Andrea, because my camera battery died (bad timing).
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| The set table |
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| Stefania (Fabio's mother) and Andrea |
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| The not so small pot |
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| Tasting to see if it is ready |
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| Me making fun of David |
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| Andrea is strong! |
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| Polenta arrives at the table |
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| Spreading on the boards |
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| David and Gab |
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| Isn't David so helpful! |
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| Adding the sauces and cheese |
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| Me and David |
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| Andrea and Fabio |
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| The leftovers |
1 comment:
Stranamente si rimangia!! Eheheheheh! POLENTAAA!
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