Taci și înghite — Shut Up and Eat (Layered Polenta with Cheese, Smoked Meat and Eggs)
'Taci și înghite' (literally 'Shut up and swallow') is a rustic and hearty dish of firm polenta layered with grated cheese and smoked meat (smoked pork belly or sausage), finished with eggs baked on top in the oven or fried in a pan. The dish earned its humorous name from the pragmatic way grandmothers served it — nothing fancy, but warm, filling, and satisfying. Today it is rediscovered as authentic comfort food, rich with the deep flavors of smoked meat and melted cheese.
Servings
4
Prep
20 min
Cook
1 h
Total
1 h 20 min
🥘Ingredients
servings
Polenta
Filling layer
Eggs and finishing
✅Dietary Compatibility
Yield
4 hearty servings
📦Storage
Refrigerator
Keeps refrigerated for 2–3 days; reheat in the oven at 160°C covered with foil for 15 min (yolks will no longer be soft)
Freezer
Freezing is not recommended — eggs and polenta do not survive the freeze-thaw cycle well
🥗Nutrition Facts
Values per serving (1 egg on top)
Calories
480 kcal
Protein
24 g
Fat
26 g
Carbohydrates
38 g
Fiber
2 g
🍷Pairs Well With
💡Variations
Fresh sausage version: Replace the smoked pork belly with fried fresh pork sausage — the flavor is more delicate and less smoky.
Vegetarian version: Omit the meat and double the cheese; add sautéed mushrooms or roasted peppers between the layers.
Beaten egg version: Instead of eggs cracked on top, mix 4 beaten eggs with sour cream and pour evenly over the cheese layer before baking — the result is a soufflé-style crust.