Grits

Word GRITS
Character 5
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ɡɹɪts/

Definitions and meanings of "Grits"

What do we mean by grits?

Ground hominy that is boiled with water or milk and served as a breakfast food or side dish. noun plural

Coarsely ground grain, especially corn. noun plural

Plural form of grit. noun

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grit. verb

Plural form of grit. ('hulled oats') noun

Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States. noun

Coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States noun

(usually in the plural) Husked but unground oats.

(usually in the plural) Coarsely ground corn or hominy used as porridge.

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The word "grits" in example sentences

Comparing this to whether you buy corn flakes or grits is really, really, really a completely irrelevent comparison. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The thing about grits is they can be a bit bland by themselves. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Without you, I could not continue to "pen" these bite-sized pieces of Provence, slices of French life, or grits from the Gaul. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"The thing about grits is that you've got to cook 'em really slow." ❋ Homesick Texan (2006)

Luisa -- I would bet their recipe for grits is spot on delicious. ❋ Homesick Texan (2006)

Adam -- I'm sorry about your blood sugar -- but even a little bit of grits is better than none. ❋ Homesick Texan (2006)

I am also a true GRITS girl and it hurt my southern heart (just a teeny bit) to interchange the word grits with polenta (yes I know they are technically the same thing but…). ❋ Unknown (2007)

Looks like a good recipe, but grits is best made normal-like, a wet pile with a lake of melted butter in the middle, sitting next to two runny fried eggs. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The name grits is thought to come from grytte, the Old English word for bran. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My family happens to live in South Carolina, where they eat food with such appetizing names such as "grits" - not to be confused with "dirt." ❋ Heidi Rice Post Independent Glenwood Springs (2010)

Jerk chicken and hot sauce from Peppa’s, the pastramifrom Fette Sau, the tamarind ribs from Kampuchea, the roti dishes from Nirvana, the pulled pork and truffled grits from the Smoke Joint, pork dumpling from Vanessa’s Dumpling House, and the amazing pork and rice w/aspicyslawfrom Krik Krak. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Hominy—and the meal known as grits ground from it—is processed to remove the germ and bran so it has a corny flavor that reminds you of tortillas. ❋ Mark Bittman (2010)

So almost everyday my Grandmother made “spoon bread” for me aka grits bread and I would have it with fresh tomatoes for breakfast, with corn for dinner, with milk for whenever. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The grits were a combo of 1/3 a C of outrageously expensive Anston Mills grits and 1/2 C plain old Quaker grits. ❋ Kate (2005)

Wags like to call grits Southern polenta, although purists point out that corn is native to this hemisphere and Indians taught American colonists how to make a porridge out of it in the early 17th century. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The grits are a party against people of faith, particularly Christians. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The shrimp were big and well-cooked, but the grits were my favorite part: creamy on the inside, dense, toasty-solid on the outside. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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