ok.
I had instant mash in the house, I think I got it to use as a binder in burgers once. I used it when I was locked down to make a filling for samosas and the spice and crunch made it ok. I just used soya milk, and although I don’t normally put cheese in polenta I had a bit of Vegan Applewood in so I put it in to stick to her recipe, and #POBP Of course.
It was just a bit weird. It definitely tasted of instant mash, much more so than my samosa filling. The texture was a bit fluffy not creamy. it went ok with my dish - a sort of tomatoey spicy chickpea stew and garlic spinach. If you happened to have the sweetcorn and mash, as I did, and a blender that you could use and wanted to wash up, I’ve eaten worse.
I still have absolutely no idea why she thinks polenta is something rather special though