It's just porridge made from corn. It's not a lot different from porridge made from other grains. It's pretty bland on it's own but is usually flavored with various things.
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Oh my word, after all these years I learn this... I thought they were some sort of rosti/hash brown thingies... like, horrible but at least solid in structure.
aug 25, 2025, 8:54 pm • 1 0 • view
Like a lot of porridge it really depends on how you make it. If you don't add to much liquid it will firm up on cooking.
aug 25, 2025, 9:12 pm • 1 0 • view
I imagined they were more granular and darker in colour (like grit).
aug 26, 2025, 9:07 am • 0 0 • view
Grits are usually made from hominy (*nixtamalized*) corn. Nixtamalization increases the bioavailability of tryptophan and thereby, thiamine. Wikipedia says the process improvess "flavor and aroma" of corn. (My wife, who comes from grits country, does not agree). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtama...
aug 25, 2025, 8:42 pm • 0 0 • view
Yeah. That's really the standard way to process corn traditionally. Same with tortillas and tamales.
aug 25, 2025, 9:14 pm • 1 0 • view