Editor’s Note: This video was published in 2022. Rockford General Store is closed.
In the latest installment of our NC Icons series, Chef Lynn Wells tells us what makes the fried bologna sandwich so iconic. She also visits the Rockford General Store in Surry County — one of the oldest places in the state to get one — for a thick slice of bologna, fried and served on potato bread with hoop cheese and tomatoes.
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