2007-07-17 12:30:04 · 11 answers · asked by Rican mama 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
Cream of Wheat is made of processed wheat. Grits is ground up hominy with is made from corn. I think the corn kernels are soaked in something until they puff up into hominy, and then to make grits, it is ground up. Cream of Wheat - eat with sugar and milk. Grits, with lots of butter!
2007-07-17 12:35:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cream of wheat is also known as semolina in the UK and Sooji in India, here in North America, we either eat cooked or instant from the packets.
Grits is also known in other countrys, like Polenta in the spanish countrys Masa.
In the US they prefer the white type, were in most other country's it is the yellow variety. I was a chef and worked in Canada and other countrys, places like Jamaica they use it in Johnnycake a bread like cake for soaking up the gravys from currys and other stew like dishes.
I buy white cornmeal in Toronto, even though I have heard from people we do not have it here, but in the Portuguese area they sell it as with both there and the Brazilian cornbread, a yeast product is made with it. I is not as coarse as the grits in the U.S, so that is why some people do not like it for a breakfast or side dish item.
2007-07-18 13:40:00 · answer #2 · answered by The Unknown Chef 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grits are made of corn. Cream of what? Possibly you meant cream of wheat. It is made from wheat. Both can be served as hot breakfast cereal.
2007-07-17 21:30:55 · answer #3 · answered by eilishaa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, grits is usually homemade and the grains are more visible. It's kind of pasty and looks like oatmeal, only instead of the chunky oats you have grainy grains.
Cream of Wheat is store bought and is thicker, smoother and more blended together, so you can't really see the grains.
2007-07-17 19:39:23 · answer #4 · answered by Rei 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can make grits from cream of wheat but not the other way around i think. grits are coarser than cream of wheat
2007-07-17 19:36:53 · answer #5 · answered by E.Jones 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
grits is from corn, cream of wheat from wheat
2007-07-18 00:37:52 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ cat furrever ♥ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grits are corn and are ground larger.
C of W is wheat and ground smaller.
No giant secret, eh?
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2007-07-17 19:42:49 · answer #7 · answered by Freesumpin 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
grits = corn
cream of wheat = wheat
2007-07-17 21:42:15 · answer #8 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
grits is ground up corn and cream of wheat is made of...erm...wheat.
2007-07-17 19:35:13 · answer #9 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GRITS=BLACK PEOPLE (CHEESE GRITS)
CREAM OF WHEAT=ALL OTHER RACES
2007-07-18 10:58:58 · answer #10 · answered by PEACHA 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋