grits

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a dish of hominy grain (= dried maize that has been made soft) eaten especially as a morning meal:

Do you eat your grits with syrup, or just plain?

I like my grits with lots of butter in them.

I ordered the shrimp and grits.

I sometimes serve it with cheesy grits and sometimes with mac and cheese.

The breakfast special is two eggs any style, bacon, grits, and toast.

a dried, crushed type of corn, usually boiled in water and eaten esp. for breakfast