Hominy grits bulk load for covered hopper. Hominy grits are a type of grits made from hominy – corn that has been treated with an alkali in a process called nixtamalization with the pericarp removed. Grits are often served with other flavorings as a breakfast dish, usually sweet. The dish originated in the Southern United States but now is available nationwide, and is popular as the dinner entrée shrimp and grits, served primarily in the South. Grits should not be confused with boiled ground corn, which makes hasty pudding or mush or may be made into polenta using coarse ground corn, or with the mush made from more finely ground corn meal. Grits is of Native American origin and is similar to other thick maize-based porridges from around the world, such as polenta and mieliepap. The word grits is derived from the Old English word grytt, meaning coarse meal.
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