The singular of grits is "grits".

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What a load of ethnocentrism. When Craven talks about grits making their way into the mainstream, what mainstream is that? If you look at population by US region, the South is by far the largest. If you look at weight statistics, it isn't a stretch to guess that most people eat fried food. So I guess Craven's little world of salad eating health nuts lowering themselves to eat grits as a novelty food is indeed news.

Grits are best enjoyed with salt, pepper, and butter alongside black coffee, eggs, and bacon. If you wanna serve them as some fru-fru shabby chic side dish, do me a favor and call it polenta.

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Gee, James, tell us how you really feel..As for me, grits is just cornmeal mush. I'd rather have the whole kernel, laced with butter and salt, thank you.
I'm from northern Michigan.

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Camille, I think you mean "grits are just", not "grits is..", but grits ain't anyway. Comparing grits to corn on the cob is like comparing chicken stock to chicken wings.
Also, grits don't have a "bad rap", and nobody calls them "hominy grits". Other than that, terrific post.

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Hey they eat grits all over the country. Its not just a southern eats. It may have orginated from the south.Paula on the cooking network did a grits pie. I wouldnt go that far. Being from the south grits still rule.Usually you would have to fix them at home. To go out for breakfast you usually find hashbrowns on the menu.The best grits that taste like anything, are the old fashioned grits you cook for a while. The instant and the 1 minute grits have no flavor and I think thats why alot of people dont like them.Some ground grits which is a courser ground has alot of flavor! If you like polenta ,give grits a try for breakfast. lunch or dinner. with butter or chesse and garlic as a cassorole its sure to please.The south rules!

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Cheese grits is a really great side dish.

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They look like lumpy wallpaper paste, have the texture of cream of wheat & taste like popcorn...what more could you want? :) The first time I saw them on my plate at Waffle House I was sure there had been some horrible kitchen disaster... but now as a transplanted Yankee I've come to accept grits as a pretty good vehicle for various sauces, cheeses, and of course, the ever-present shellfish...but I have to admit I prefer them with real maple syrup!

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Whoever doesn't like grits, hasn't eaten them the way I make 'em: Lots of cheese, butter, salt and pepper. They also have to be real, not the instant or quick-cooking kind.

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I grew up in the south and in my house we didn't eat grits. It wasn't until I became an adult that I learned to like them. Now, I love grits. Butter and splenda is what I put on them.....it has to be real butter by the way since margarine makes grits taste awful.

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Let grits jell overnight, cut into thin slices in the morning and fry in bacon fat. Eat like toast. Only two problems. Could cause a heart attack and frying them in bacon fat tends to really make a mess on the stove.

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Grits are an essential breakfast food for this transplanted Southerner. Carbs for the day ahead. I eat mine the way my granddaddy did - with butter and a slice of American cheese and salt and pepper and two eggs over medium with bacon on the side. Put the eggs on top of the grits so when you put a fork in the egg it runs all in the grits. It's yummy, y'all! No hashbrowns required...

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Grits are definitely an acquired taste. Both myself and my boyfriend are from the south- I love grits- he gags at the site of them. I guess it just depends on the person. I like grits, plain, personally- salt, pepper and butter. To me, anything else just ruins the taste. But y'all have all made some potential test worthy eats- I'll try anything once. :o) Y'all have a great day!

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Had eaten a life-time's quota of grits by the time I was 12 years old...still appropriate with fried fish, and cheese grits are something else....tried hominy once---Not! Mid-westerners should never criticize Southern food anyway...have an ex-wife who raved about mashed potato sandwiches and baked bean sandwiches!!!and she was from Ohio......

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Nothing like a bowl of grits with 2 fried eggs on top and plenty of salt and pepper!! Mmmm,mmm! A bowl of this will nurse your hangover too! LOL!

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how do you cook grits - if you don't buy instant
and make them/it taste good

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Please don't give away any more Southern secrets. We all know how wonderful grits are. They are great for breakfast, and wonderful as a side dish. My personal favorite is grits and butter, fried catfish, hush puppies, and a few french fries. A heart attack on a plate, maybe, but oooooo so good.

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I love grits!I've been eating them since I was a child. They are an aquired taste. But, MMMM good with bacon and eggs! No instant though gotta be the real thing!

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Sorry, kids, but grits is singular. [Would you offer someone a grit?] Sort of a compound noun thingie whereby you say "grits is best with butter and pepper"
- or "old-fashioned grits has to cook 45 minutes". Don't forget that "Grits'nEggs is one word. Belle

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#10 IS HOW I LIKE GRITS OR CORNMEAL.

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I'm 100% southern .. We always had grits if we didn't have anything else .. We grew up on them .. You can eat them lots of different ways if you have to have them everyday .. Sometimes try bowl of grits with some butter then put your scrambled eggs in them .. If ya rather have something sweet .. Try them with jelly .. Or if you like have some fresh sliced tomates with a bowl of grits .. Nothing like it .. It's great .. No instant they don't taste the same as the old fashioned way .. Try it you just might like it .. Are as they say don't knock it till you've tried it .. I'm sure you all know what the letters in grits stands for .. "G - Girls, R - Raised, I - In, T - The, S - South ... Take care ya'll

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