Shrimp And Grits Are A Charleston Favorite

Similar to the Southern countries, Charleston is popular in several types of seafood dishes.The visitors like the local special preparations and buy them to know more about the place and its customs. The beaten biscuits that are famous in the South is not commonly found in other places in the country, hence the visitors relish them.

The popular item from the local place is shrimp and grits, which includes shrimp from the coastal areas along with hominy grit that is famous in the South. With the help of dried hominy, grits are made that is corn treated with a lye solution. The husks are removed with the help of the solution and the kernels are made to swell. The flavor and the texture of the corn is changed, which creates the flavor and creaminess of cooked grits.

In the south grits are often served for breakfast. They are regularly offered in restaurants too. In Southern cooking you will find that common ingredients to add are celery, onions and green peppers. These ingredients are often called the "trinity". By adding ingredients such as the trinity, different cheeses, garlic and other spices grits can be side dishes for other meals as well.

Shrimp and grits is a dish made many different ways from a variety of varying recipes. Most include the "trinity" and a variety of different spices, often Creole or Cajun seasoning blends. Some recipes use cheeses of different types as well. Almost all recipes use garlic as it goes so well with the shrimp's natural flavor. The original shrimp and grits was just a simple dish, however, a normal breakfast food for fishermen and their families during the shrimp harvesting season.

The original recipe of shrimp and grits calls for a combination of shrimp fried in lard or bacon grits with plain cooked grits. But recent recipes add heavy cream and most saute the shrimp in butter rather than in other fats. Majority of the visitors are amazed when offered the dish as a breakfast as well.

Do not fail to try the shrimp and grits if you get the chance to travel to the low country around Charleston. If you are adventurous, try them for breakfast. It will be a truly delicious Southern delicacy worth trying and experiencing. And most likely, you will be glad and wish you were a local fisherman!