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Marcyy
10/1/2007 8:53 PM
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OK, let's hear from the Grits lovers. I love it but can't eat it because of my diabetis.
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Man Eats 21 Pounds of Grits for Title
BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) - He'll never want breakfast again.
Pat Bertoletti, a mohawk-sporting chef from Chicago, gulped down 21 pounds of buttery, goopy grits in 10 minutes to win $4,000 in the first World Grits Eating Championship at Louisiana Downs on Saturday.
The grits were presented in 2-pound trays, each about 8 inches by 6 inches and 1 1/2 inches deep, said Ryan Nerz, a spokesman for Major League Eating.
Bertoletti, in a statement, said the race ``tested our stomach capacity like no other.''
The buzz going in was that a lot of grits would go down because they are so easy to eat, Nerz said. There were nine contestants, and the top three ate a combined 60 pounds.
Tim ``Eater X'' Janus of New York was second, with 20 pounds. Joey Chestnut of San Jose, Calif., who this summer ate a record-breaking 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes to become world hot dog-eating champion, finished third, polishing off 19 pounds.
The top seven eaters split $10,000 in prize money.
Grainy grits - dried, ground corn that is then cooked back into mush or the soupy consistency used for the championship - are a Southern staple. They are often eaten for breakfast with butter or even sugar; sometimes chilled and then fried in slices; and, for more substantial meals, fortified with stronger-tasting foods such as cheese, bacon, shrimp.
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CarpathianPeasant
10/1/2007 9:14 PM
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Marcyy,
Please note my plea on your cancer thread. And, note, I know you meant well and so did I.
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Hatman
10/1/2007 11:22 PM
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Marcyy-
You must've enjoyed your grits with sugar; me, I always like mine plain, with a little butter and salt.
Yum!
Eggs, over medium, with whole-wheat or multi-grain toast is great for dippin', too.
Can you eat corn on the cob? Buttered, salted corn on the cob? Then you can eat grits.
Warmest regards-
Hatman
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Earlyspring
10/1/2007 11:44 PM
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Ah Yes !!!
Grits and eggs for me! Butter and S and P.
When we travel, that is always My breakfast.
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