Grits: Y/N, if Y: How?

[chrisinhouston]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Never had grits.....what are they?

Grits are a USA southern tradition, mostly served at breakfast but now trendy with dinner. Similar to polenta, grits are basically ground corn meal. In the south they were common among the poor as a subsistance meal or side dish.

I'm not big on them the southern way at breakfast but I don't mind them in dinner concoctions, like with shrimp or with a cheese mixed into them. I do prefer the coarser texture of polenta which is milled slightly less fine then grits.