It’s easy to think of grits as a blank canvas for your taste buds to get creative. Whether you go the savory or sweet route, it’s hard to beat a bowl of velvety grits—especially the stone ground kind.

Grits are beloved, sacred. They possess the duality of pleasure and pain, be it as a bowl of comforting sustenance or a weapon against infidelity. They are a through line connecting Indigenous people, ...

Grits can be enjoyed all on their own in a bowl topped with butter. Scott Suchman For The Washington Post Grits are beloved, sacred. Some even are a secret recipe. They possess the duality of pleasure ...

Grits are a staple in households across the country, and are more nuanced than you may realize. These are the main types on ...

Almost synonymous with Southern cooking, grits has fed families for generations. This is the variety that people turn to time ...

There are some dishes where the differences between an okay example and an exceptional one are difficult to discern. Shrimp and grits isn’t one of them, at least not in the opinion of John Ondo, the ...

Grits are a beloved staple in many Southerners’ diets, a quintessential grain rivaled only by rice. But some say that they don’t have any defining taste, or that their texture is clumpy or congealed.

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