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ZerkonX > wrote:

> Hello all and thanks for your time.
>
> Not so long ago, my wife and I were watching an Italian TV mini-series
> named "Lives Of The Saints". In it there was a rural family dinner scene
> and the meal was something I had never seen before so I thought some one
> may help.
>
> It looked like the main, or only 'dish' was made up of two parts. One was
> a corn meal/grits type of thing the other being tomato sauce/gravy.
>
> The service was composed of the corn meal being literally spread out onto
> the entire surface of the long dinner table with the tomato sauce spread
> on top. The family then sat and ate this off of the table.
>
> There was no big deal made of it. No dialog, at least none that was
> translated, made reference to what this was. It looked regional and
> traditional to say the least.
>
> Does anyone know anything about this?
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
>
>

The corn meal stuff is called "Polenta" and the tomato sauce could be
any number of recipes, my favorite of which is Marinara.

I've never seen anyone serve it spread all over the TABLE tho'!
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