In America what are grits!?

Question

I know they it is some kind of food but what?

Answer 1

Usually a breakfast item in the US Southern region. Made from the kernel of corn. When corn has been soaked in lye and the casing has been removed it becomes Hominy. The lye is rinsed out very well and the corn is left to harden. Then the swollen hominy is ground up to the texture of tiny pellets. When boiled with water, milk and butter it becomes a cereal similar to cream of wheat. It's used as a side dish for a good old fashioned Southern breakfast. ...
www.romwell.com/cookbook/Glossary/glossary.htm - Definition in context

Answer 2

In my home state of Florida,we mixed scrambled eggs with cooked grits,add some butter and sometimes cheese.Dee licious.Also,a bit of black pepper.Same goes for Tennessee.Yum

Answer 3

Grits are a corn byproduct, hominy grits. They can be yellow (my personal favourite) or white.
You can cook them with water or milk.
They're thicker and tastier than cream of wheat and typically eaten with butter, and salt and pepper.
I prefer them with cheese and tons of crispy bacon in them.
Delicious

Answer 4

it is corn ground up and the rednecks eat it for breakfast. Probably they same as we eat porridge.

They also sometimes mix butter in with it.

It looks remarkably like wall paper paste.

Answer 5

it's the USA version of Polenta. all previous answers are correct, in mexico it's hominy. it's good eats, all around. for a true southern breakfast, eat with pork sausage and eggs!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

They're a southern dish made of corn, (i think). They're sort of like a rice-oatmeal mix.

Answer 8

made from dry corm kernels. they are cooked like oatmeal, with hot water. I am from NC, and we eat them with salt, butter, and cheese. Some regions eat them with sugar and butter.

Answer 9

very good question