Cheese grits are about as Southern as breakfast gets: a pot of creamy grits with cheese stirred in at the end until it melts. They show up next to eggs at breakfast, under shrimp at dinner, and in a baking dish at every holiday potluck. Here’s what cheese grits are, which cheese to use, and…
Grits are ground dried corn, simmered with water or milk into a thick, creamy porridge. If you grew up in the South, they’re as ordinary as toast. If you didn’t, they can be a mystery on a breakfast menu. Here’s what grits are made of, the different kinds, how people eat them, and how they…
The difference between stone-ground, quick and instant grits, white vs. yellow, and some of the best-known Lowcountry grits brands.
How Charleston, Cajun, New Orleans and Southern-style shrimp and grits differ, from simple butter-and-shrimp to spicy andouille and Creole sauce.
What shrimp and grits is, how it started as a Charleston breakfast, and how it became one of the most famous dishes in the South.