Yellow maize flour
Yellow maize flour, called farina gialla in Italian, is milled from maize and used in polenta and Tuscan soups.
- Italian name
- Farina gialla di mais
- Tuscan use
- Farinata with cavolo nero and beans
In Tuscan cooking
In Tuscany, farina gialla thickens farinata di cavolo nero, a soup with cavolo nero and cannellini beans. Farinata con le leghe from Mugello combines stone-ground maize flour with cavolo nero, borlotti beans and leeks. Yellow maize flour is also used for polenta. Choose the grind suited to your recipe; bramata is a coarse grade.
