Three new things I ate this holiday

Grits
I have been exposed to these before but never tried them - they just don't seem like they would be that good. And they're not! I mean, they aren't bad, with some butter, salt and pepper added, but not something I would go out of my way to eat. What are they? Basically, very small pieces of finely broken grains of corn or hominy boiled to make a sort of corn porridge. Grits are also... Some people adore grits, as you can tell by this poem about grits!

Yorkshire Pudding
Yum! I will probably never get to eat this again unless I make it, since it is not traditionally a vegetarian dish. V's cousin was so kind as to leave the meat out of several of these and although the flavors are subtle, I thought it was quite delicious. When baked with sausages in the batter, the dish is known as "toad in the hole" (ew) which sounds totally gross.

Pavlova
I'm not sure if this came out the way it was supposed to. At first it seemed good - a chewy, nougatty-flavored patty-thing with whipped cream, mixed berries, and chocolate sauce. Slowly I started tasting like, a strange, spicy, peppery flavor that didn't quite seem like it belonged in a desert. Pav, named after named after the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova, is described as 'meringue cake with a light, delicate, crisp crust and a soft sweet marshmallow center' - the one I ate was completely flat and extremely dense and chewy, rather than pouffed up. Also, the recipe has no mention of pepper or cayanne - so I think A.) it didn't turn out as intended, and B.) some liberties were taken with the recipe. Overall, i would rate this dessert... weird.