Razgriz-Specter
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Alot of Americans outside the south don't either.
Grits - explain something to a Canadian
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Alot of Americans outside the south don't either.
it's just that the white clumpy kind was completely different not just in colour but it wasn't grainy at all. Was this maybe quick-cook grits?
ElectricBlue187
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Shrimp & Grits is great
MisterNoisy
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Someone was just lazy when it came to stirring and used a finer-ground cornmeal, hence the clumps. Watch the Good Eats ep I linked earlier if you want the hows and whys of grits/polenta. It's worth it, because properly prepared, that shit's tasty as fuck.
Grits with lots of pepper, a pat of butter, and an over-easy egg on top still is my favorite meal any time of the day. I've honed my grit-making skills for the last decade or so and I'm pretty good at it.
As far as instant goes, never tried the stuff. And I never will. My grits need a stove and tender loving care.
As far as instant goes, never tried the stuff. And I never will. My grits need a stove and tender loving care.
MisterNoisy
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Hell ya. Do you break the yolk and stir/mix it into the grits, too? Egg yolk from an over easy/medium egg is possibly my favorite sauce for breakfast food.
andthebeatgoeson
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I love G.R.I.T.S. Girls raised in the south.
South of what?
Yep. As far as I'm concerned, that is the only way to enjoy grits.
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MWS Natural
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Polenta is better.
Grits made thick with butter. cheese and the proper seasoning is pretty good though. I just make it from Albers.
Dafuck? No Devo...no.
Cheese grits with Fried Catfish is amazing.
MisterNoisy
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Like I said - grits/polenta = same thing. Some people feel better if they use an imported (quality!) name for it, though. As long as we can agree that it's tasty.
Shrimp and cheese would ruin the already delicate balance of flavors.
MisterNoisy
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I'll have to defer to your cat asshole expertise in this scenario.
I know that, what I ment was if you can bake a farina corn bread mixture?Sorry - totally missed this and yes. They call such cakes cornbread.
MisterNoisy
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Farina is usually cooked sweet.
Edit: thanks for the recipes.
MisterNoisy
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I've cooked grits sweet, too - both play nicely with savory or sweet treatments and clearly both savory and sweet quickbreads are made with both.
Oh that's great.
The Faceless Master
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as long as you aren't doing things with grits that you do to oatmeal or farina (like adding sugar, cinnamon, milk/cream or other porridge-like nonsense) it's all good!
oh, so that's what Funji is called in the USA...
Funji & Fish 4 life
Polenta is better.
Grits made thick with butter. cheese and the proper seasoning is pretty good though. I just make it from Albers.
oh, so that's what Funji is called in the USA...
Funji & Fish 4 life
PartTimeWarrior
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HOT GRITS WITH SUGAR BUTTER AND A LITTLE PEPPER MMMMM MOTHERFUCKER
From my experience, polenta is pretty much the same thing as grits. Although, the polenta I've had is typically ground finer than grits, which I guess some people would prefer. I don't.
Anyway, grits are heavenly. I usually eat grits as a breakfast food. Just a little salt and butter, with a side of scrambled eggs? Game Over.
My grandmother has a BOMB-ASS recipe for shrimp and grits, though. And she adds spicy sausage to it. One of the best things I've ever eaten.
Never tried cheese in my grits, though.
Anyway, grits are heavenly. I usually eat grits as a breakfast food. Just a little salt and butter, with a side of scrambled eggs? Game Over.
My grandmother has a BOMB-ASS recipe for shrimp and grits, though. And she adds spicy sausage to it. One of the best things I've ever eaten.
Never tried cheese in my grits, though.
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soundscream
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Oh jesus, never thought of that combo, but it sounds so fucking good.
it looks and tastes like grits
SatelliteOfLove
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I am concerned at the number of people who thought a bulk staple should have a potent flavor.
Buba Big Guns
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Yup, exactly what I thought.
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GillianSeed79
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I'm still trying to figure out how this is possible. From my experience in the south people just have grits on hand 24/7 even if you aren't hungry. Sore throat? Eat some grits. Knee bothering you? Rub some grits on it. Car over heating? Pour some grits in the radiator. Short a few pennies at the cash register? Just pour some grits in the clerk's hand.
Corn porridge.
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The fact that people can look at grits and NOT obviously tell it's cooked cornmeal just shows how many people in developed nations are so far displaced from their food sources.
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Hi i'm Caleb
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Love some bacon and eggs in my grits, but real talk MALT-O-MEAL and applesauce is where it's at. Cream of wheat ain't bad either.
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As a foreigner I've only been exposed to grits a couple of times, the last one at a Denny's restaurant. I didn't enjoy them one bit. The sour thing on top was particularly barftacular.
Also, Polenta is some bland, boring shit. Keep that crap far and away from my BBQ/fried chicken, thx.
Edit: Biscuits with gravy as a side for fried turkey steak, though... now that's something else.
Also, Polenta is some bland, boring shit. Keep that crap far and away from my BBQ/fried chicken, thx.
Edit: Biscuits with gravy as a side for fried turkey steak, though... now that's something else.
Johnny Cage In The Shower
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You joke, but we do eat Beaver Tails and they are delicious:
Think I'm putting on a few pounds by just reading this thread, I as a Canadian also never had this Grit you speak of.
We just moved to the south about 8 months ago from Ohio, so I'm slowly learning all of this... I have seen people add maple syrup, or salt and bacon, to grits. Southern food is a strange new world. My co-workers have chastised me for not knowing how to fry chicken on several occasions. lol
fluffydelusions
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++ I first had them when I was in the military...I thought it was oatmeal at first.
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