What food/fruits is North Carolina known for?? (Charlotte, Smithfield: costs, transportation)

[marvinnative]

Here's a good link for fruits grown locally in NC

Welcome to NCFarmFresh.com ~ A directory for fresh North Carolina produce and products.

[LovingLife]

WOW! Thanks everyone!! I feel so informed this morning!!! Well....ummm....except for the livermush. (gulp)

[groove1]

Originally Posted by chisoxfan

Don't know if North Carolina's really renowned for it, but my wife still raves about the trout in several western North Carolina restaurants we've visited -- not surprising, with so much excellent trout fishing close by. Afraid I can't top "livermush," though.

Oh yes, NC Trout is good stuff, but 80% of US Trout is raised in Idaho. Our corp chef made some NC Trout a few weeks ago and it was great. The article is on the main page here Compass Group, The Americas Division - the leading contract foodservice management company and has some other eat local info.

[Bill Hitchcock]

Watermelons!! I just finished a big ol' slice of Bogue Sound Watermelon!! Famous for 75 years!! Click Here (http://www.ncagr.com/paffairs/release/2005/9-05boguewatermelons.htm - broken link)

[Father John]

Originally Posted by Niki

Not a food, but NC also leads the nation in brick production, furniture manufacturing, emeralds (state gem) and granite (state rock).

NC is #2 in the growing of cucumbers. Mount Olive pickles come from Mount Olive, NC.

Top 5 in peanuts, strawberries, blueberries, trout, poultry & egg products, broilers, catfish, and snap beans.

Top 10 in tomatoes, cotton, watermelons, apples, chickens, sweet corn, dairy, livestock, bell peppers, cabbage, squash, eggs, and grapes.

Top 15 in pecans, soybeans, corn for grain, Irish potatoes, oats, sorghum grain, winter wheat, barley, peaches, milk, hay and farm cattle.

Krispy Kreme was founded in Winston-Salem.

The oldest known grapevine in the US grows on Roanoke Island. It's called Mother Vineyard and is over 400 years old.


For a long list of NC facts, check out my blog. Follow the link in my profile, click on "View Blog", then look for "NC Facts" in the right margin.

I hope that was okay, mods. I apologize if it was not.

For me, these (at least top 15) items are GREAT to be readily available:

peanuts, strawberries, blueberries, trout, snap beans, tomatoes, watermelons, apples, sweet corn, dairy, bell peppers, cabbage, squash, eggs, grapes, pecans, soybeans, peaches, and milk.

[glenzx2]

livermush... that looks like scrapple!!! Which is a PA Dutch sausage-like mixture of who-knows-what (but doesn't taste like liver).

[mm34b]

Originally Posted by glenzx2

livermush... that looks like scrapple!!! Which is a PA Dutch sausage-like mixture of who-knows-what (but doesn't taste like liver).

Scrapple - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Southlander]

My brother and I cleaned out my mom's cookbooks this past weekend and in a copy of "Mountain Makin's in the Smokies," I found this recipe:
Cornmeal Liver Mush
2 cups liver
3/4 cups fat
Cook liver well done. Have 1 1/2 cups stock. Take 3/4 cup cornmeal and parch cornmeal good and brown. Add stock and stir until good and thick. Then add liver and fat. Grind liver and fat. Add 1 teaspoon sage. Salt and pepper to taste.

Somebody fix it and give us a report! (No no, I won't do it!!!)

[mountain_time_Blues]

I would, but don't have a grinder.

[jonahstrz]

i'd say we have the best country growin stuff there is to get!