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.

You've probably read the word "gritty" somewhere — it might even be in your personal vocabulary. Fun fact: It shares roots with a simple, but nourishing food that had fed Southerners for generations.

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All hominy is corn, but not all corn is hominy. We break it down and explain what hominy really is. The post What Is Hominy and How Do You Cook It appeared first on Taste of Home.

When the newly renovated Greek Revival-style building at 207 Rutledge Ave. was stripped of its iconic 10-foot mural, Charleston appeared to be losing an important piece of its culinary history. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You've probably read the word "gritty" somewhere — it might even be in your personal vocabulary. Fun fact: It shares roots with a ...