# Is Porridge a Desirable Thing to Eat? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 31, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-porridge-a-desirable-thing-to-eat/607952 "2011-12-31T15:41:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-porridge-a-desirable-thing-to-eat/607952/41 "2012-01-03T04:08:56Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Stupid auto-correct. Why does it hate the word “grits”? I’m more concerned about how you have me confused with anemone. I don’t look anything like her. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-porridge-a-desirable-thing-to-eat/607952/42 "2012-01-03T12:27:24Z")
Don’t oats lower colesterol ? ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-porridge-a-desirable-thing-to-eat/607952/43 "2012-01-03T15:14:10Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Me, too. I often put oatmeal in my yogurt, or even eat oatmeal with cold milk, not bothering to heat it up. When I cook oatmeal, I tend to eat it savory, with an egg, hot peppers, that sort of thing. Yep, savory! That sounds yummy! ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-porridge-a-desirable-thing-to-eat/607952/44 "2012-01-04T18:28:31Z")
> [@JThunder](#): > > If it’s not too hot or too cold, then yes, it’s desirable. Even it’s was made two days ago. Or even a week before that?. Though only when made with legumes vs. grain, of course. And of course it may be enjoyed regardless of the temperature. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-porridge-a-desirable-thing-to-eat/607952/45 "2012-01-04T18:34:45Z")
> [@UFC\_Is\_Sux](#): > > I prefer the maize variety of porridge myself (with butter, salt and pepper). Can someone pls. translate for me: is “maize porridge” akin to what Southerners (U.S. of A.) call “grits?” ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-porridge-a-desirable-thing-to-eat/607952/46 "2012-01-04T18:58:14Z")
Oatmeal and Cream of Wheat are delicious - I usually make a nice breakfast on the weekends (pancakes, or waffles or bacon and eggs) and one of the options in rotation is home made oatmeal with fresh fruit - everyone (including Junior) really enjoy it. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-porridge-a-desirable-thing-to-eat/607952/47 "2012-01-04T20:15:50Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Can someone pls. translate for me: is “maize porridge” akin to what Southerners (U.S. of A.) call “grits?” I imagine a yellow cornmeal porridge my Puerto Rican grandmother used to make. It was very thick and had whole cinnamon sticks in it. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-porridge-a-desirable-thing-to-eat/607952/48 "2012-01-04T22:01:44Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Who eats raw oatmeal? My point being; when is oatmeal referred to as “oatmeal”? I guess if we’re going to be extra nitpicky about it, oat_meal_ would be milled oats, so the while porridge made from rolled oats or steel cut oats would be “oat porridge,” only porridge made from oat flour or some other form of ground oats could precisely be described as “oat_meal_ porridge.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-porridge-a-desirable-thing-to-eat/607952.md?page=2)