Raleigh, NC

[cowhead]

yeah, grits around here are ground hominy, however in Illinois/Indiana they are a shredded mixture or ham and beef that is pressed into patties and pan fried.. I like both varieties, I just wonder how two things so radically different from one another got the same name?

[xoxoxoBruce]

But which one is the True Grits?

Hominy is made from field corn that is soaked in lye and water.

[melidasaur]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

But which one is the True Grits?

Hominy is made from field corn that is soaked in lye and water.

I think true grits are ground hominy. It's dried after its soak... ground up, sold in bags... or you can even buy instant grits. Grits with Red-eye gravy has ham in it.

Shrimp and grits is really popular at this restaurant in Chapel Hill called Crook's Corner. They put cheese in their grits.

I tasted grits once... and decided that once was enough. Some southern foods - vinegar based bbq, hushpuppies, biscuits, sweet potatoes, pinto beans, collard greens, cobblers, and banana pudding are just so wonderful that you can easily overlook the fact that many of those people like grits too.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Hominy is made from field corn that is soaked in lye and water.

So wouldn't that render them unfit for human consumption, but pretty good for cleaning out a clogged drainpipe?

[breakingnews]

Originally Posted by wolf

So wouldn't that render them unfit for human consumption, but pretty good for cleaning out a clogged drainpipe?

Perhaps that is what melidasaur was getting at ...

I don't know why, but I like grits. Strange because I do not really like oatmeal that much, but I also have a preference for salty stuff, and I tend to drown my grits in salt, butter, cheese and - you guessed it - tabasco sauce.

Once I ate my grits before they were cooked through.