what the hell did grits do wrong?

[SwampG8r]

seems to be some anti grit sentiment attached to the deserved contempt for rmoney
i would like to come to the defence of the humble grit
a grit is just some hot cereal meal in this case hominy corn
no different than oatmeal or farina or cream of wheat or cous-cous
they are what you want them to be not so much a flavor themselves but a vehicle for flavors
add anything to grits and thats what you have
cinnamon and brown sugar or cheese or even drop an egg in them
grits can work at any meal from nice buttery grits for breakfast to some delicious shrimp and grits for supper
so come on folks give grits a break they did not ask romney to come around and talk about them

[randr]

1. GRITS--I love it

Now that is a name that will stick to your ribs!
No offense to the actual Southern food staple.

[mikeytherat]

2. The poor handler who coached him, over and over, "CHEESE grits, CHEESE grits, CHEESE grits."

And..."Cheesy grits!!!"

mikey_the_rat

[Liberal Veteran]

4. "Are you sure they aren't called grits du fromage?" - Mitt

[Liberal Veteran]

3. And don't forget polenta.

Which isn't all that different from grits.

[Igel]

10. Argh.

It's like confusing pancakes and pitas.

Or tortillas and crepes.

[MissMarple]

15. No, no, no, no

It's like confusing pancakes and crepes, or tortillas and pitas.

[Liberal Veteran]

16. Are you sure it isn't....

like confusing grits and crepes, or polenta and tortillas?



For the record, I never even heard of polenta until about 5 years ago and grew up eating grits, but my initial impression of polenta when I ate it was that it was a lot like grits, only less "creamy" (likely due to the fineness of the grind and the fact that the bran and germ are removed in the process of making grits).

[MissMarple]

17. So the polenta is gritter...so to speak?

Sorry, I couldn't resist. I was just checking on line and was somewhat surprised to see there are different kinds of grits. Growing up in the midwest we didn't have grits, and rice was just the regular white variety. It's great to be able to keep the diversity.

[Are_grits_groceries]

5. It is complete heresy to diss grits!

If you do that in the South, be careful.

If you diss them in a Waffle House, you won't get out alive!

[malaise]

6. Never has your user name been more relevant

[Are_grits_groceries]

8. Who knew it

would be so prominent in the GOP primaries!

[MichaelMcGuire]

12. Can they be made into cakes? Just like oatcakes

[HereSince1628]

7. As breakfast carbs go, I'll stick with Hafenwurst, thank-you.

You call it grits, I grew up with "cornmeal mush". It's OK if you disguise it with sauteed sweet pepper and onion.

[Aerows]

9. Grits didn't do anything wrong

Romney insulted grits and called cheese grits "cheesey grits" like they were some kids food.

[hootinholler]

11. It's just that in R hands they seem so...

Cheesy!

[pinboy3niner]

13. Grits is innocent!

Leave grits alooooone!

[Fawke Em]

14. GRITS = Girls Raised in the South.

[RebelOne]

18. I love grits.

I live in Georgia. Even when I lived in Miami, grits were available in restaurants or grocery stores. I have never eaten cheesy grits. I just like them with lots and lots of butter.

[madokie]

19. I never ate grits until about 2 months ago

I must say that grits with some real butter is to die for, for a lite breakfast that is