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.

[Kitsune]

Grits are mandatory at breakfast. Either with cheese or a fried egg whipped into them.

Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

I'm not big on them the southern way at breakfast

...and yet, you will never hear anyone talk about how much they enjoy a good northern breakfast which, I can only imagine, must consist of plain oatmeal and a steaming mug of hot water.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

...and yet, you will never hear anyone talk about how much they enjoy a good northern breakfast which, I can only imagine, must consist of plain oatmeal and a steaming mug of hot water.

You see a northern breakfast in cereal ads. Cereal with milk maybe with fruit, and a glass of OJ.

Or maybe a Pop-Tart on the way out the door.

[dar512]

The true breakfast of champions is Twinkies and Mountain Dew.

[melidasaur]

Want to know what grits taste like and have the texture of? Ground up rice.

I hate them.

However, if you want the best grits ever - I highly recommend the Shrimp and Grits at Crook's Corner in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I've never had it, but people rave about it.