Hominy vs. Grits

Hominynoun

A food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits.

Hominynoun

Maize hulled and broken, and prepared for food by being boiled in water.

Hominynoun

hulled corn with the bran and germ removed

Hominynoun

coarsely ground corn (maize) used to make grits

Hominy

Hominy is a food produced from dried maize (corn) kernels that have been treated with an alkali, in a process called nixtamalization (nextamalli is the Nahuatl word for ). is a type of hominy made with lye.

Gritsnoun

plural of grit('hulled oats')

Gritsnoun

(Western Hemisphere) Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.

Gritsnoun

plural of grit

Gritsnoun

coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States

Gritsnoun

a dish of coarsely ground maize kernels boiled with water or milk.

Gritsnoun

coarsely ground maize kernels used to make grits.

Grits

Grits is a porridge made from boiled cornmeal. Hominy grits is a type of grits made from hominy – corn that has been treated with an alkali in a process called nixtamalization, with the pericarp removed.