Quote Originally Posted by frankykeno View Post
Oh and Cass, no one has ever adequately explained to me exactly what a "grit" is so therefore I'm adding it to the "things I will not eat while in the South".
I grew up with grits! They're made out of corn (similar to polenta, if you've ever had that). We never ate them sweet, like some people like to. They were always with something savory.

For breakfast, a bowl of grits with 2 over-easy eggs cut up in them. Crumble bacon into the bowl, add a dolop of butter, and salt-and-pepper to taste. It's so TERRIBLY bad for you, but it's delicious.

As a dinner side-dish, you melt butter and cheese into the grits and salt/pepper to taste. Fried catfish with cheese grits on the side is another of my favorite (though terribly bad for you) meals