Grits food or tire patching

[Bluenose]

OK now we need opinions what people think of grits and chicken fried steak

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

I love southern cooking......

With rare exception - some raw fish dishes and smoked eel - I have never had any, relatively common food, I did not enjoy.

I had grits and eggs this past weekend - great!

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

PS -

Most peoples preferences regarding food - is not logical at all.

Most preferences boil down to a couple of stupid juvenile things - texture, color and smell.

It's that unfamiliar texture, color or smell - that detracts from the dish.

But surely one must (it they are smart) ask themsleves - why do millions of people in Asia - eat that? What? Are the nuts?

Of course not - they are simply familiar with "their" food and you are not. They like "their" food. They feed it to their kids.

If people would simply think beyond their own little arrogant box - and "try" different stuff - they just might like it.

But arrogant juvenile thinking will prevail - I mean look at Bush and Brocolli - how fucking stupid is that?

 

[Simply Me]

Do I even have to answer this for you Blue? Being a southern woman, I love grits! mmmm , nothing better than a bowl of hot grits with melted butter with your eggs, bacon and biscuits in the morning.. You are gonna have to come and try mine and Shys grits, we will convert your way of thinking..

P.S. That would be COUNTRY fried steak..not chicken fried.. And white gravy on top of that for breakfast is wonderful!

 

[Bluenose]

Simply I knew you couldn't resist answering this, but no matter how hard you try you will never convert me to eat tire patches.

 

[Mensa]

Southern tried

Do I even have to answer this for you Blue? Being a southern woman, I love grits! mmmm , nothing better than a bowl of hot grits with melted butter with your eggs, bacon and biscuits in the morning.. You are gonna have to come and try mine and Shys grits, we will convert your way of thinking..

I had grits once, just to see what they were like. I couldn't decide if it was supposed to be eaten or used to adhere the wallpaper!

 

[Harpoon]

Sparky

I can't comment on the grits and steak, but I have to agree with george on the broccoli

 

[Bluenose]

Mensa that is about the right texture of it

 

[Simply Me]

Simply I knew you couldn't resist answering this, but no matter how hard you try you will never convert me to eat tire patches.

You underestimate my powers Blue.. have some more butter,

 

[PolythenePam]

I want...

to go eat breakfast at Simply's house

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

Grits are not meant.....

to be eaten as a stand alone type of thing......

After very much salt, pepper and in particular, lots of butter - they are traditionally mixed - most often with eggs.

No - we don't "fold a whole batch of grits with the eggs" - it's more of a fork-full, dip and mix - sort of deal.

That's how nearly everyone eats them.

That way the texture - is hidden a bit.

But speaking of texture - which is what I guess most folks find unpleasant - and it's what's mentioned above......

Do you all not eat - mashed potatoes, oatmeal, thicker types of soups and puree's?????? Are they not all very, very similar in texture??????

And don't you eat salt, pepper and butter?????

Grits have very little taste - that's why they are mixed, spiced and buttered.

I've seen northern folks apply sugar - but this is not to be mentioned.

 

[Bluenose]

And Simply you know I don't dare take any of your butter

 

[rambling man]

someone said that they could never eat grits because they are like tire patches. Need I remind people of the many household uses of their favorite colas?

Grits are awesome, with just butter, or cheese, or a touch of strawberry preserves

And I like the texture, too

 

[Mensa]

Re: Grits are not meant.....

to be eaten as a stand alone type of thing......

After very much salt, pepper and in particular, lots of butter - they are traditionally mixed - most often with eggs.

No - we don't "fold a whole batch of grits with the eggs" - it's more of a fork-full, dip and mix - sort of deal.

That's how nearly everyone eats them.

That way the texture - is hidden a bit.

But speaking of texture - which is what I guess most folks find unpleasant - and it's what's mentioned above......

Do you all not eat - mashed potatoes, oatmeal, thicker types of soups and puree's?????? Are they not all very, very similar in texture??????

And don't you eat salt, pepper and butter?????

Grits have very little taste - that's why they are mixed, spiced and buttered.

I've seen northern folks apply sugar - but this is not to be mentioned.

AHHH! So the trick, Sparky, is to hide them!

 

[Simply Me]

Sugar? In my grits? Well, I am open to trying most things, but somehow I think my granma would come back and smack me for that one..

And you are so right Sparky and Rambling Man. Adding to grits is what makes them so good. I love to mix my eggs in my grits, and then add cheese as well.. and strawberry jelly at times.. And I just asked Blue about the texture of oatmeal being the same in another thread, and he admits to liking that. We have really got to make them some grits the right way. The secret is in the constant stirring to make them smoother.. and I am starving now.

 

[Mensa]

There is a consensus building

someone said that they could never eat grits because they are like tire patches. Need I remind people of the many household uses of their favorite colas?

Grits are awesome, with just butter, or cheese, or a touch of strawberry preserves

And I like the texture, too

AHHH!! Another one in favour of camouflage!

 

[Shylady]

Well Blue you know my vote and Simply is right it is Country not chicken fried

and you just don't know what you are missing.

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

Ya know?

When it gets right down to it......

All foods (well most of'em) can be looked at as "pretty funky, weird stuff."

I mean take eggs for example - it's kinda this hard, non-edible thing - "shit from a chicken," - and when you break it - it's slimy and goopy.

Then we fry it and leave the yoke soft - or scramble it into a strange, slimy, sluffy goop.

But - people eat the crap out of eggs. But they won't eat grits.

Hmmmmmm? That's pretty weird - I think.

And don't even get me on meats, or sausages - I mean think about where that comes from - but people will eat that Jimmy Dean patty and top it with some goopy, droolin' eggs - and not touch their grits.

And biscuits and gravy? What's that about - it looks like lard poored over a biscuit. But they won't eat the grits.

It makes no fucking sence to me at all.

 

[Mensa]

It's a landslide

Sugar? In my grits? Well, I am open to trying most things, but somehow I think my granma would come back and smack me for that one..

And you are so right Sparky and Rambling Man. Adding to grits is what makes them so good. I love to mix my eggs in my grits, and then add cheese as well.. and strawberry jelly at times.. And I just asked Blue about the texture of oatmeal being the same in another thread, and he admits to liking that. We have really got to make them some grits the right way. The secret is in the constant stirring to make them smoother.. and I am starving now.

And yet another vote for hiding the inedible!

 

[registered "^^"]

so the truth

slowly emerges. no one likes grits, they like the things they hide the taste of grits with. and like peanut butter, how many rat hairs do you like to consume with your grits. go to any facility that processes grits, it's a rats version of woodstock everyday. yummy, eww.

 

[Simply Me]

LOL Mensa, but thats the whole point! Its the taste of the grits mixed with other foods. Like Sparky said, they are not really meant to be eaten alone.. Much like spaghetti, you need the sauce with it for it be good.. not many people eat just the spaghetti..

 

[registered "^^"]

Country Fried Steak

was developed in the south as a way to disguise roadkill!

 

[Mensa]

Interesting fact

LOL Mensa, but thats the whole point! Its the taste of the grits mixed with other foods. Like Sparky said, they are not really meant to be eaten alone.. Much like spaghetti, you need the sauce with it for it be good.. not many people eat just the spaghetti..

Did you know that eating spaghetti had a class distinction attached to it?

If you were wealthy, you ate your pasta plain. If you weren't you added meat and sauce in order to make it go farther. The rich could afford as much as they liked but the poor only got as much as they could afford and with, usually, large families it didn't go very far.

But at least their additions enhanced the flavour, they weren't designed to mask it!

 

[Shylady]

"^^" you just need to let me cook you a cfs and you will change your mind and I won't use road kill lol

 

[registered "^^"]

that's

what i am afraid of shy! you have alot of cats don't you? good morning!