![]() “Meh” was pretty much how every taster felt. “ VERY PRETTY! Purple is my favorite color, but taste could be better,” said another. “ are a little grainy and not flavorful enough,” a taster remarked. One taster described the grits as having a “strong popcorn flavor,” while another taster commented, “It has a nuttiness to it.” The judges were dazzled by the color, but the grits lacked deep corn flavor. The coloring gave them away immediately however, we weren’t sure how they would taste compared to the other grits. Luckily our order came in time for the taste test and we were able to include them in the roundup. A new mail order service allowed us to get our hands on the grits, which have been used in the restaurant in various dishes like a sweet and savory cookie and as the base of a collards and brisket grit bowl. “Blue corn is very floral, Jimmy Red is nutty, but Unicorn is sweet and soft,” Johnsman said. I was very pleased to learn that they grits didn’t get their coloring from food dye, but rather are made from a specific type of Appalachian red corn that Greg Johnsman, owner of Millers All Day, stumbled upon. Johnsman told Garden and Gun that the pink grits have a distinct taste as well. These sorta pink, but actually more lavender after cooking, grits come from Millers All Day, a new restaurant in Charleston. So, when I stumbled upon these so-callled “unicorn” grits, I had to see if they were just another gimmick or actually worth buying on a regular basis. Unicorns and pastel “Millennial Pink” are all the rage when it comes to trending food products. ![]()
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