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Burlington NC

Stan’s Pimento Cheese

by Evan Hatch Stan’s is one of those North Carolina answers. Like Duke’s. And Sweet. And “Yes I want slaw on that.” The question is, “What is the bestest pimento cheese ever?” It is rich. It is mayonnaisey. It is so creamy. It is from Burlington. I have not always taken a lot of pride… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Eastern NC, Food, New South, Products, Southeastern NC, Uncategorized, Western NC Tagged With: Burlington NC, Department of American Studies in Folklore at UNC-Chapel Hill, Emily Wallace, Evan Hatch, It Was There for Work: Pimento Cheese in the Carolina Piedmont, Stan's Pimento Cheese

The Zack Attack

by Evan Hatch Many mistakes are made by those individuals not initiated to the Zack’s Hotdogs Experience.  Those individuals refer to a menu before they order.  They try to pay with a debit card.  They try to explain what they want to their waiter instead of using accepted jargon. They misunderstand the double line, first… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Destinations, Food, Restaurants, Uncategorized Tagged With: Burlington NC, Evan Hatch, Zack's Hot Dogs

Sometimes Community is Just a Piece of Cake

Here at NC Food we write about all aspects of our state’s traditional foodways. We tell potential bloggers to think of food as communication – what growing, preparing, and eating in certain ways says about a community’s traditions, history, and values. This week I saw an example of community values emerging through food in a… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Food, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: 7-up Pound Cake, Alamance Community College Culinary Dept, Alamance County, Alamance Reads, Atlantic Sign Media, bake sale, Burlington NC, Calpurnia Pound Cake Recipes, Graham Public Library, Jeanne Roberston, Joy Salyers, Mike Wilder, The Times News

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