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Brunswick County

Boiled Peanuts, A Southern Tradition

by Elena Rosemond-Hoerr The dog days of summer, as the hot and humid late summer days are often called, inspire in me a deep seated desire to swampify myself. For as long as I can remember my family migrated to the coastal town of Morehead City in the late summer to camp out in the… Read More →

Filed Under: Destinations, Eastern NC, Food, Products, Recipes, Restaurants, Southeastern NC, Uncategorized Tagged With: boiled peanuts, Brunswick County, Elena Rosemond-Hoerr, King's BBQ, Kinston, LaGrange, Morehead City, The Swamp House

Carson Varnam’s Shellfish Market

Last Tuesday I went to Carson Varnam’s Shellfish Market to photograph a typical day during oyster season. Around 9:30 the first of the day’s harvest arrives at the market, where they’re placed into cold storage before being sold locally or delivered to restaurants or retail markets. There are opportunities for Mikey Fulford, Carson Varnam’s grandson,… Read More →

Filed Under: Destinations, Eastern NC, Food, Products, Uncategorized Tagged With: Brunswick County, Calabash, Carson Varnam's Shellfish Market, Chris Fowler, Ella's Seafood Restaurant, Mikey Fulford, Ray Long, Ray's Produce and Seafood, Supply NC, Whiteville

Oysters in the Parking Lot

One of the best perks of doing fieldwork for the North Carolina Folklife Institute is the amazing food you run into on the road. When I arrived in Brunswick County last night for a community meeting related to a folklife survey we’re doing, supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, fieldworker Steve Kruger showed… Read More →

Filed Under: Destinations, Eastern NC, Food, Products, Uncategorized Tagged With: Brunswick Catch, Brunswick County, Carson Varnam's Shellfish Market, Carson's Oyster Folly Fritters, Chris Fowler, Joy Salyers, Steve Kruger, Supply NC oysters

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