Cooking Hominy Grits is really easy and tastes like grits! It can be compared to Cream of Wheat, but made from corn not wheat. Because of its neutral taste, they serve as the base of many delicious dishes. Great served at breakfast with bacon and eggs. It can be cooked like polenta to a soft porridge and served sweet as a dessert, with butter and salt or as a savoury porridge topped with sautéed spicy shellfish. Hominy is traditionally found in Mexican soups and stews such as Pozole, which contains pork or chicken.