What are some native NC foods? I can only think of these right now:

6/29/2010 1:27:31 PM

hardee's might be an NC name, but it's hardly an NC food, seeing as it's owned by the same folks that own carl's jr

[Edited on June 29, 2010 at 1:28 PM. Reason : carl's, not carl]

6/29/2010 1:28:06 PM

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"Hardee's founder, Wilbur Hardee, opened his first restaurant in Greenville, North Carolina, on September 9, 1960 [6]. On the strength of its manly menu items, including the Huskee, the chain experienced rapid growth by franchising and, to a lesser extent, by acquiring other restaurant chains. The first company store opened in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in May 1961 by James Carson Gardner and Leonard Rawls on McDonald St. in downtown Rocky Mount. That location has since been razed.[7] According to Wilbur Hardee, Gardner and Rawls won a controlling share of the company from him in a game of poker. After realizing that he lost control over his namesake company, Hardee sold his remaining shares to them as well.[8] The chain was headquartered in Rocky Mount until 2001."

6/29/2010 1:29:04 PM

Bone Suckin' Sauce

and

Goodberry's

6/29/2010 1:29:11 PM

6/29/2010 1:30:23 PM

6/29/2010 1:30:31 PM

6/29/2010 1:31:37 PM

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"ccording to Wilbur Hardee, Gardner and Rawls won a controlling share of the company from him in a game of poker. After realizing that he lost control over his namesake company, Hardee sold his remaining shares to them as well.[8]"

lolol that is awesome

6/29/2010 1:32:08 PM

Oh yeah!



and of course:



^ I laughed at that too. Shit like that is why I never play poker with real money

[Edited on June 29, 2010 at 1:33 PM. Reason : a]

6/29/2010 1:32:28 PM

not strictly NC but I do love some boiled peanuts

6/29/2010 1:40:12 PM

New Bern, NC


oh and i can't believe it wasn't posted yet



[Edited on June 29, 2010 at 1:47 PM. Reason : bojangle's]

6/29/2010 1:45:33 PM

^ You can't recognize a Bojangles Cajun Filet Biscuit when you see it?
Shame on you.

[Edited on June 29, 2010 at 1:49 PM. Reason : ;]

6/29/2010 1:48:48 PM

Mount Olive Pickles

6/29/2010 1:49:05 PM

bojangles was posted

6/29/2010 1:50:16 PM

BobbyD bringing the [old]

6/29/2010 1:50:45 PM

damn, bobby owned

6/29/2010 1:52:48 PM

^

6/29/2010 1:53:57 PM

do Grocery Stores count?

6/29/2010 1:54:26 PM

I didn't know Fresh Market was an NC company.



I know calabash is technically SC but I consider it an NC food too.

6/29/2010 1:58:12 PM

^ not only an NC company, but a Greensboro, NC company

I used to ride my bike to the original location

[Edited on June 29, 2010 at 1:59 PM. Reason : a]

6/29/2010 1:58:46 PM

OMG WANT COOKOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6/29/2010 2:00:51 PM

^ also originated in Greensboro

6/29/2010 2:01:13 PM

SC is like our younger step brother. We take credit for thier good accomplishments but disown them for the embarrassing stuff.

6/29/2010 2:03:35 PM

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"I know calabash is technically SC but I consider it an NC food too."

No son.
Calabash is in NC.
I was there Saturday. Ate at Ella's.
SC is like three miles away.

6/29/2010 2:03:52 PM

Another Greensboro company:



Although I wouldn't exactly say I am proud of the food there

6/29/2010 2:05:56 PM

c'mon guys

how could you forget these delicious treats

6/29/2010 2:06:22 PM

North Carolina packs on the pounds
http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/06/29/article/north_carolina_packs_on_the_pounds

6/29/2010 2:11:51 PM

6/29/2010 2:12:19 PM

leaving Scott's off the top of the list was a rookie mistake:



[Edited on June 29, 2010 at 2:19 PM. Reason : link]

6/29/2010 2:18:58 PM

SUN DROP!!!!
The buffet restaurant chain Golden Corral calls North Carolina home

North Carolinians can claim the credit for Brunswick stew and Calabash-style seafood. Both were concocted in North Carolina and use the respective founding towns in the name.

The Slim Jim was created by GoodMark Foods Inc., which was later bought by ConAgra.

[Edited on June 29, 2010 at 2:33 PM. Reason : ok no sun drop my bad]

6/29/2010 2:28:08 PM

sun drop was made in tennessee

6/29/2010 2:30:18 PM

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"Sun Drop was developed by Charles Lazier in St. Louis, Missouri in 1928.[2] While riding around town in the family car, Lazier quickly scribbled a recipe for a new soft drink on a small piece of paper, which he handed to his son, Charles Jr. The younger Lazier worked as a lab technician at his father’s plant, and soon began work on the formula. Two years later, Sundrop debuted at the American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages Conference in Washington, D.C."

6/29/2010 2:30:51 PM

^we can claim it like we claim the wright brothers though, right?

6/29/2010 3:05:17 PM

Fuck Ohio, birthplace of aviation my ass.

6/29/2010 3:09:58 PM

wasn't the moon pie created here?

6/29/2010 3:11:18 PM

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" Brunswick stew"

Brunswick stew was created in Georgia or Virginia depending on who you ask

6/29/2010 3:13:59 PM

nm moon pie was TN.

6/29/2010 3:17:20 PM

We all know that grits and sweat tea were both invented in NC

6/29/2010 3:17:44 PM

6/29/2010 3:21:09 PM

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"GRITS AND SWEAT TEA"

6/29/2010 3:27:34 PM

Quote :

"OH, AND OKRA"

6/29/2010 3:34:09 PM

6/29/2010 3:38:17 PM

and its so much better than

6/29/2010 4:33:55 PM

^ I agree with this post. However, scrapple from Lancaster PA is WAAAAAAY better than any southern liver mush

6/29/2010 4:36:58 PM

Liver mush just doesn't sound like something I should be eating.

6/30/2010 12:25:56 AM

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"leaving Scott's off the top of the list was a rookie mistake:"

that's b/c they already mentioned the kind ding-a-ling when it comes to NC based sauces and rubs

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"Bone Suckin' Sauce"

they export to over 40 countries worldwide

no other NC sauces come close to tasting as good and no other NC sauces being exported to over 40 countries. The owner of the company took about 20 min out of his time at the Gotta Be NC festival a couple of weeks ago to talk to me. That def struck a cord with me on top of their unbelievable products.

Im sorry but if you have tasted one NC vinegar based BBQ sauce, you have pretty much tasted them all....

6/30/2010 12:36:29 AM

I've never had Bone Suckin' Sauce, though I have some in my fridge my mom gave me.

What do you do with it? Can you just grill with it?

6/30/2010 1:34:30 PM

i LOVE those grapes!!! are they in season?? i had them for the first time this past fall and was hooked.

6/30/2010 1:51:17 PM

if we're talking NC Sauces don't you dare forget









oh and

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"that's b/c they already mentioned the kind ding-a-ling when it comes to NC based sauces and rubs"

lol WUT?

6/30/2010 1:55:23 PM

^^^ anything you can do with any other barbecue sauce

[Edited on June 30, 2010 at 1:56 PM. Reason : a]

6/30/2010 1:56:15 PM