You may have seen them popping up on restaurant menus around Columbia over the past year: Congaree Milling Co.’s hominy grits. And unless you’re a maize scholar, you probably didn’t think much of it.

Dear Lynne: We vacationed in the South for the first time and fell for grits in a big way, especially ones we had in Charleston, S.C., with peas and asparagus. So what is the difference between hominy ...

For some people, grits are a pantry staple. Made from ground corn, they’re a super versatile food. For example, mixed with sugar and fruit, grits can be a delicious alternative to oatmeal. Or, they ...

If you’ve ever searched for ground corn in the dry goods section of your grocery store, you know: It can be rather confusing. There’s cornmeal and grits and polenta, oh my! Cornmeal is available in ...

Perhaps the ingredient most associated with Southern food, and an important staple in breakfast dishes, grits can be polarizing if you’ve never had them. The dish is actually made of ground corn ...

I eat a lot of corn and corn products. I love cornbread, corn casserole, cornmeal-crusted catfish, grits, and polenta, and consider those last two to be distinct dishes. Much like pornography and ...

Grits and grillades is one of those old Creole dishes that simmers in the background of New Orleans cuisine lore. All over town in the next couple of weeks, medallions of beef, veal or pork, braised ...