Polenta is a cornmeal porridge popular in northern italy and parts of france. It tastes about as good as it sounds, and is a bitch to make (you need to stir it for 45 minutes straight), but you can find pre-made packets in some specialty supermarkets.

I pan fried it, then layered it with sauce, mozzarella, pecorino, tomato and basil, and then threw it in the oven to let everything melt.

...I took two bites and threw it out jesus christ please never make this.