Grits!

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Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was

making

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grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like Cream of Wheat, he served
shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm in
Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure does look like
Cream of Wheat......Help me...thank you!

Grits is corn, Cream of Wheat is farina. I think...

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Quoted message said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like
Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong
here??,,,,,,,I'm in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure
does look like Cream of Wheat......Help me...thank you!

Grits can be real creamy or rather coarse. Depends on how
you cook them. I like mine real simple. Cooked with a ton of
butter, S&P. Screw the shrimp. Better yet, screw Tyler <big
evil grin>

Michael <- really likes Tyler
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December 12, 1968

sandy said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like
Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong
here??,,,,,,,I'm in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure
does look like Cream of Wheat......Help me...thank you!

,,,,,,, ....... ,,,,, ,

~john

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Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like
Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong
here??,,,,,,,I'm in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure
does look like Cream of Wheat......Help me...thank you!

The two times I tasted grits while I was in the US they
looked EXACTLY like cream of wheat... and they didn't taste
any better. It's not exactly gourmet food. I thought they'd
taste like sweetcorn, but it was just sort of tasteless
mush. ~Karen AKA Kajikit Lover of shiny things...

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Dog3 said:

"sandy" <[email hidden]> deliciously posted
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Quoted message said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked
like Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I
wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but
it sure does look like Cream of Wheat......Help
me...thank you!

Grits can be real creamy or rather coarse. Depends on how
you cook them. I like mine real simple. Cooked with a ton
of butter, S&P. Screw the shrimp. Better yet, screw Tyler
<big evil grin>

Michael <- really likes Tyler

But Michael, you must admit, grated cheese is a very nice
addition to grits and makes a world of difference!

Jill

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Kajikit said:

The two times I tasted grits while I was in the US they
looked EXACTLY like cream of wheat... and they didn't
taste any better. It's not exactly gourmet food. I thought
they'd taste like sweetcorn, but it was just sort of
tasteless mush.

I like grits with some Tabasco sauce mixed in.

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sandy <[email hidden]> asked in message
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Quoted message said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like
Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong
here??,,,,,,,I'm in Canada,,,, never saw grits, but it
sure does look like Cream of Wheat......Help
me...thank you!

Grits are akin to Elmer Paste with less flavor and more
sand. Grits are a travesty, an evil, perpetrated by the
South against the North in our never-ending War Between the
States. If you were served this dish as a child, you would
have been psychologically traumatized. They are the most foul-
tasting gruel that has ever been invented by one group and
foisted on another group of humans. This "dish" is used as a
way of showing that the day can't get any worse. Look at
how, as if further proof is needed, many people prefer to
eat them; heavily salted and floating in a tub of butter,
covered in gravy, cheese, or other substances -- all in a
vain effort to fool the tortured soul eating them into
thinking the taste and texture might possibly be edible!

The Ranger
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different. Tim Dietz, sdnet.eats, 1140, 6/3/03

Scott said:

I like grits with some Tabasco sauce mixed in.

No, no, no! You put the Tabasco on your omelet. You put the
grits over top of the omelet with a little butter and sugar.

-Jeff B. (breakfast of the Gods) yeff at erols dot com

sandy said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like
Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong
here??,,,,,,,I'm in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure
does look like Cream of Wheat......Help me...thank you!

Shrimp and grits is a common lowcountry breakfast dish.
You would find it in a Savannah or Charleston restaurant.
Grits might look like Cream of Wheat on television, but in
person they don't look quite so creamy. I love grits! It's
a bit chilly this morning and some hot grits would be just
the thing.

Tara

sandy said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like
Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong
here??,,,,,,,I'm in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure
does look like Cream of Wheat......Help me...thank you!

Yep. It tastes a lot like Cream of Wheat. That's a good
thing for people like me who like Cream of Wheat, but so
good for its detractors.

From Epicurious.com:

hominy is dried white or yellow corn kernels from which the
hull and germ have been removed. This process is done either
mechanically or chemically by soaking the corn in slaked
lime or lye. ... When ground, it's called hominy grits - or
simply grits - and usually comes in three grinds - fine,
medium and coarse. Hominy grits are generally simmered with
water or milk until very thick. The mixture can be served in
this mushlike form or chilled, cut into squares and fried.
In the South, grits are served as a side dish for breakfast
or dinner.

The ones you saw that looked like cream of wheat must have
been made from white corn; I think yellow corn grits are
more common in some places, which is why some people have no
idea what you're talking about. Grits are rather bland but
are a nice base for hot sauce.

Hominy not ground up, that is, left as whole kernels, is
used in pozole, a Mexican soup with a pork base.

Polenta is cornmeal, pretty similar to grits but I don't
know if the hull has been removed or not.

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Quoted message said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was

making

Quoted message said:

grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like Cream of Wheat, he served
shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm in
Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure does look like
Cream of Wheat......Help me...thank you!

sandy said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like
Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong
here??,,,,,,,I'm in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure
does look like Cream of Wheat......Help me...thank you!

You've got it nailed. Those poor shrimp, giving up their
little lives to such an ignoble end :>

Sue(tm) Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

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sandy said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like
Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong
here??,,,,,,,I'm in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure
does look like Cream of Wheat......Help me...thank you!

Shrimp and grits is a common lowcountry breakfast dish.
You would find it in a Savannah or Charleston restaurant.
Grits might look like Cream of Wheat on television, but in
person they don't look quite so creamy. I love grits! It's
a bit chilly this morning and some hot grits would be just
the thing.

Tara

I just woke up and it's noon. I'm gonna do some cheese grits
with a smidge of green onion and some bacon.

Michael

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Deathbed statement...

"Codeine . . . bourbon." ~~Tallulah Bankhead, actress, d.
December 12, 1968

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Dog3 said:

"sandy" <[email hidden]> deliciously posted
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Quoted message said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked
like Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I
wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but
it sure does look like Cream of Wheat......Help
me...thank you!

Grits can be real creamy or rather coarse. Depends on how
you cook them. I like mine real simple. Cooked with a ton
of butter, S&P. Screw the shrimp. Better yet, screw Tyler
<big evil grin>

Michael <- really likes Tyler

But Michael, you must admit, grated cheese is a very nice
addition to grits and makes a world of difference!

Jill

Absolutely Jill. Cheese and grits were meant for each other.

Michael
--
Deathbed statement...

"Codeine . . . bourbon." ~~Tallulah Bankhead, actress, d.
December 12, 1968

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked
like Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I
wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but
it sure does look like Cream of Wheat......Help
me...thank you!

Grits can be real creamy or rather coarse. Depends on how
you cook them. I like mine real simple. Cooked with a ton
of butter, S&P. Screw the shrimp. Better yet, screw Tyler
<big evil grin>

Michael <- really likes Tyler
--
Deathbed statement...

"Codeine . . . bourbon." ~~Tallulah Bankhead, actress, d.
December 12, 1968

I'm with you on both items. Grits 'n shrimp? Don't think so.
Grits 'n Tyler...... yup, yup, yup.

Suzan

The Ranger said:

Grits are akin to Elmer Paste with less flavor and
more sand.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Keep hearing this, but grits are not sandy
at all (assuming you cooked them).

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They are the most foul-tasting gruel that has ever
been invented by one group and foisted on another
group of humans.

Grits are virtually tasteless. I'd rather have grits than
oatmeal anyday.

-sw

Steve Wertz said:

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They are the most foul-tasting gruel that has ever been
invented by one group and foisted on another group of
humans.

Grits are virtually tasteless. I'd rather have grits than
oatmeal anyday.

-sw

Why would you bother to eat something "virtually
tasteless"?? I find they have a mild corn taste. Goomba

Goomba38 said:

Steve Wertz said:

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They are the most foul-tasting gruel that has ever been
invented by one group and foisted on another group of
humans.

Grits are virtually tasteless. I'd rather have grits than
oatmeal anyday.

Why would you bother to eat something "virtually
tasteless"?? I find they have a mild corn taste.

Because they're a great excuse to use a lot of butter, salt,
and pepper sauce.

Now I'm actually hungry for some grits.

-sw

Thanks to all for your replies.....been hearing so much about grits,,,,,I'm
glad to hear I haven't been missing anything great....
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Quoted message said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was

making

Quoted message said:

grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like Cream of Wheat, he served
shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm in
Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure does look like
Cream of Wheat......Help me...thank you!