The Grits Appreciation Thread
 

Ok, so I've been in the South for about 6 months, and they're really starting to grow on me (although I do still occasionally put sugar on them)

What's your favorite way to eat grits?

With any or a combination of the following: plain, bacon, cheese, butter, sausage, eggs [think Krystal Scrambler], or a little syrup. I prefer the real slow cooked kind, but the instant will work too.




They're so much better than cream of wheat




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I can't stand instant grits. I like the real thing loaded with butter, along with a big plate of ham and eggs. Yummmmmy! :)

Mmmmm, I LOVE grits! Lots and lots of butter, maybe some bacon or cheese, on top of a huuuuge hot piping biscuit!!!!! (Especially one from The Flying Biscuit, you from ATL know what I'm talking about)

A true southerner never puts sugar on grits, that just ruins them! :p

I've lived in South Georgia all my life. I didn't like grits until last year though. A guy that lived next door to me cooked Beer Can chicken and grits for us one night. I tried the grits and I loved them! I still can't stomach instant grits, but I love the slow cooked ones. The only thing I put on mine is butter.

Cheese Grits Casserole is awesome!!

I had this dish at a Charleston restaurant that I'll never forget; a pile of grits with shrimp on top and the whole thing was just swimming in melted butter. Makes me hungry just thinking about it!

What I really love about Southern cooks is how passionate they are about everything that comes out of their kitchen tasting good. And they're never stingy with the butter!

I used to eat grits all the time until I developed a corn allergy. :( I can still eat a little, but I'll get sick if I OD on it like I used to. I like it simple - mixed with butter and bacon pieces on the top.

For Brownies or something we had to get a "southern" badge and they made us eat grits. I remember hating them. :(
However going to school in West Virginia, people seem to love them. Maybe I should give grits another shot and see if my tastebuds have changed in the past 13 years.

I like grits...
~ with butter, salt and pepper
~with cheese
~ with pieces or bacon and/or fried egg mixed in
~with fish

YUM! :D

i've never had grits...

Plain (which really means with butter and salt), with cheese, fried (like when other cultures fry polenta), and as the base for shrimp & grits or grillades & grits. It cracks me up that all these "new south" chefs are making grits all fancy by adding all this other stuff like herbs, etc. and serving them with hi-falutin entrees. I've never tried them with sugar or anything like that - I really can't imagine how that would taste.

I like Sausage Gravy/ Cheese on my grits

It's okay, you're not missing anything. They're nasty!

I'm not a fan of the Grits.

Now Biscuitville breakfasts... there's something Southern that I love :)