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Grit (going back to Old English grytt or grytta or gryttes) is an almost extinct word for bran chaff mill-dust also for oats that have been husked but not ground or that have been only coarsely ground—coarse oatmeal. The word continues to exist in modern dishes like grits a Native American corn-based food common in the Southern United States consisting of coarsely ground corn; and the German red grits Rote Grütze a traditional pudding made of summer berries and starch and sugar.