Anyone klnow where I can buy grits here?

katje, May 23, 6:00pm

Not having much luck. I want to make a gumbo with grits but can't find the grits

elliehen, May 23, 6:15pm

Aren't 'grits' just coarsely ground cornmeal!

katje, May 23, 6:24pm

Im not 100% sure Ive never cooked with them. I know I can't find anything labelled grits around here. Its common in the southern usa but not here really.

elliehen, May 23, 6:25pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grits

245sam, May 23, 6:35pm

katje, Bin Inn should be able to help you. To see if there is a Bin Inn in your area and if so, where, have a look at:-

http://www.bininn.co.nz/

Hope that helps.:-))

dezzie, May 23, 7:04pm

The closest thing to grits in NZ is polenta, I've had grits, and theres no difference.

katje, May 23, 7:44pm

thanks guys!

elliehen, May 23, 8:46pm

I buy 'Sun Valley' polenta (coarse-ground cornmeal) from the supermarket.

noelinevc, May 24, 9:19am

Try here http://www.marthasbackyard.co.nz/index.html they have heaps of USA food products

bubba_marie, Jul 6, 9:06am

Polenta is NOT the same as the grits you get in the Southeastern parts of the United States. Polenta is simply ground field corn kernels; grits, on the other hand, are made from hominy. Hominy is field corn kernels which have first been soaked and cooked in a dilute solution of a strong alkalai (such as calcium hydroxide [slaked lime] or potassium hydroxide [potash]). After thoroughly rinsing the kernels in fresh water, they are dried and ground into grits. This process is known as nixtamalization, and dates as far back as 3500 BPE. Nixtamalizing corn frees niacin for use in the body, softens the kernel for ease in grinding, and gives the product an improved flavour and aroma.

guest, Jan 11, 7:30pm

I was so confused about what to buy, but this makes it unsdaetrndable.

guest, Jan 14, 1:02am

I've never been able to make fish cakes because weenevhr I think about them, I recall the version we grew up eating (which I didn't like very much). However, these look much different (and way yummier!).

guest, Jul 12, 5:53am

cornmill tuakau,auckland

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