Also known by the dialectal name of randinje, corn is present in the ancient recipes of the Abruzzese culinary tradition with pizza or focaccia โde randinjeโ, a soft dough of maize flour, water and salt, just like polenta โall โAbruzzese โ, which differs from that in the north for the consistency of corn flour, and which in the traditional recipe is prepared with meat sauce, sausages, pork ribs, bacon and Farindola pecorino, or in the white version with legumes.