A Southern American food made from coarsely ground corn (cornmeal) cooked into a porridge-like dish, often served with butter or gravy.
From Old English 'grytt' meaning fragments or particles. Originally a Native American food that became central to Southern cuisine.
Grits have been a staple food for over 300 years in the American South, and they're so culturally important that South Carolina designated grits as an official state food—that's food reaching legal status!
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