World Grits Festival begins today

by Emily Matchar (Subscribe to Emily Matchar's posts)
Posted Apr 11th 2008 10:00AM
Filed under: Grains, Recipes, Southern States, America, Comfort Food

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I thought ya'll might care to know that the World Grits Festival kicks off today in St. George, South Carolina. The three-day festival will include grits grinding demos, a grits eating contest, corn shucking competition, and a "rolling in the grits" contest (ages 15 and up. Is that anything like "rolling in the hay," I wonder?).

The festival website features grits recipes like savory grits pies, syrup n' bacon grits, and deep fried grits and cheese. While I'll devour a plain old dish of grits with butter and salt any day, my favorite grits recipe is shrimp and grits, an old coastal Carolinas favorite. I like to fancy it up, stirring grated sharp white cheddar into the grits and topping with handfuls of crumbled bacon, chopped chives, caramelized onions and fresh fat shrimp sauteed in butter and garlic. Serve it with biscuits for brunch or try it with a green salad for an easy but elegant Sunday dinner.

Tags: Breakfast, Festivals, Grits, Southern

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4-11-2008 @ 11:02AM

MJ said...

Thanks for this one! Love the stuff. ate it everyday growing up with butter, salt and pepper! And on special days cheese. No sugar please!! Now I eat only on special days because it seem to go to my hips! LOL...............

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