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by quietfire on September 10th, 2006

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What are grits?

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  • by game masta on September 10th, 2006

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    Grits is a type of maize porridge and a food common in the Southern United States, and southern Manchuria (where it is called gezi in Mandarin) consisting of coarsely ground corn, traditionally by a stone mill. The results are passed through screens, with the finer part being corn meal, and the coarser being grits. Many communities in the Southern U.S. had a gristmill until the mid-20th century, with families bringing their own corn to be ground, and the miller retaining a portion of the corn for his fee. Grits aficionados still prefer stone ground grits, although modern commercial milling companies prefer other methods.

    The word "grits" comes from Old English grytta meaning a coarse meal of any kind. Yellow grits include the whole kernel, while white grits use hulled kernels. Grits are prepared by simply boiling into a porridge; normally they are boiled until enough water evaporates to leave them semi-solid. They are traditionally served at breakfast, but can also be used at any meal.

    Hominy grits is another term for grits, but explicitly refers to grits made from nixtamalized corn, or hominy. These are the common grits sold in supermarkets outside of the Southern United States.

    Grits are also similar to farina and polenta. Polenta is also known in parts of the U.S. as cornmeal mush, and is often sold precooked and chilled in sticks to be sliced and fried as a breakfast dish.


    Condiments and preparations
    A variety is attained when other foods are in the grits. These are common:

    Butter
    Red-eye gravy
    Butter, salt and pepper
    Butter and sugar
    Gravy
    Butter, milk, and brown sugar (more typical of the Midwestern U.S. than the Southern U.S.)
    Cheese
    Cheese and eggs
    Sugar
    Ketchup
    Tomatoes
    Bacon or ham
    Livermush
    Shrimp, a favorite in the South Carolina Low Country region
    Sour cream
    Molasses
    Jam or jelly
    Syrup
    Egg whites
    Peanut butter
    Apple butter
    Hot Sauce

    information from

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grits

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    • thanx~!

      quietfire

      by quietfire on September 10th, 2006

    • Glad I found this answer as I was about to post the question when I saw it was answered +5

      lovebettafish

      by lovebettafish on March 19th, 2009

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