Learn how to buy, cook, and store this versatile grain. On first glance, polenta, cornmeal, and grits seem similar; after all, they’re all derived from corn. But it’s the type of corn — and how it’s ...

“Polenta — I May Be Doing it Wrong.” This was the subject line of an email we received a couple of months ago, from a reader who wanted to know why her cornmeal porridge always “seems to turn out ...