Bastardized Food

[RascalsMom]

I'm originally from a seafood area. I was vegan before I moved away, but I always see "maryland-style" sea food everywhere. My family insists it's all trash.

 

[Pickle Juice]

I dunno, I grew up in the SF Bay Area, the land of bastardized food. We call it fusion cuisine.

 

[sallyomally]

That's the one thing you're supposed to sweeten! Y'all have it all backwards up there, bless your yankee hearts.

yep

 

[Spidergrrl]

Ewww!! I had grits for the first time when I was driving down to Florida. We stopped at a little hole in the wall cafe and when I ordered grits they suggested butter and sugar. :spew: I opted for butter, salt and pepper. Nt sure what Southerners use but I liked it with salt and pepper.

Ewwww...why would you put sugar on grits???? I love grits so much and it doesn't seem to be available in the UK so my mum sends me a care package every few months with some instant grits. I like it with a garlic pepper (dried garlic and coarse ground pepper) and nutritional yeast to make cheese grits. yum....

 

[Spidergrrl]

Yum, that sounds good!

Lebanese ice tea is amazingly good. the tang of the lemon, the sweetness of the pomegranite, the scent of the rosewater. Yum! Here's the recipe from my blog if you want to make it yourself: http://spidergrrlvstheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/ah-sweet-mystery-of-life-at-last-ive.html

 

[GingerFoxx]

My grandmother is from Poland. Every Christmas Eve we have a traditional spread of Polish dishes. Let me just say that store-bought pierogies don't come CLOSE to the real deal.

 

[Alice-Bee]

We have Polish neighbours they made us a cake thingy once. It was like bready with currents and a cumb sugar topping. I wasnt sure what was in it so M ate it all said it was nice.

 

[Poppy]

Southerners typically ruin vegetables. The only ones they don't over-cook are raw tomatoes; which, thankfully, appear sliced on the dinner table every single night of summer.

 

[Lord Snot]

It's called grits, why would anyone eat it whether it's bastardised or not?

 

[kibbleforlola]

It's called grits, why would anyone eat it whether it's bastardised or not?

Because they are ******* delicious.

 

[hungryraccoon]

Hahaha.

What IS grits?

 

[Lord Snot]

Because they are ****ing delicious.

Couldn't you guys have given it a delicious name? Like Smooths?

 

[kibbleforlola]

But it's not smooth. Grits are cornmeal that have been made into a hot cereal.

 

[Alice-Bee]

Isnt it like porridge?

 

[Lord Snot]

What's wrong with "cornmeal porridge"?

 

[kibbleforlola]

I don't know, what is porridge?

 

[Alice-Bee]

I thought it was like Ready Brek...

 

[Alice-Bee]

I don't know, what is porridge?

You..dont have porridge?

 

[kibbleforlola]

What's wrong with "cornmeal porridge"?

Because it's gritty. When corn goes through the mill, you get hominy, which is very course corn mill, then grits, then fine corn meal (what most people are used to).

 

[Lord Snot]

It sounds as appetising as its name.