grötig

Grötig is a Swedish adjective that describes a texture similar to porridge. It denotes a thick, soft, and often slightly lumpy consistency that resembles cooked porridge (gröt). The term is formed from gröt, meaning porridge, plus the adjectival suffix -ig, yielding grötig. While primarily used in Swedish, related words exist in other Scandinavian languages, such as Norwegian grøt and Danish grød, though their corresponding adjectives differ in form.

In culinary contexts, grötig is used to describe foods and mixtures whose texture is thick and moist to the extent that it resembles porridge. It can apply to oatmeal, polenta, thick sauces, or batters that are not fully smooth. The nuance can be neutral when describing a characteristic, or mildly negative if the texture is considered overly thick or gluey.

Examples of usage include phrases like grötig konsistens (porridgelike texture) or grötig smakling (describing a porridgelike quality in flavor), typically found in recipe notes, food reviews, or cooking instructions. While common in descriptive writing about food, grötig is not a formal culinary category; rather, it is a descriptive term for texture.

See also: gröt, the Swedish word for porridge, and related Nordic terms for porridge and porridgelike textures.