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North Carolina pecans in a wooden bowl

Pecans

No matter how you pronounce them, North Carolina’s hyperlocal pecans yield a flavor, texture, and backstories you’ll rarely find beyond state lines.

Mural of Halifax Resolves in downtown Halifax

Halifax Resolves

In April 1776, months before founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, a group of visionaries gathered in Halifax as the first to formally urge the colonies to declare their independence from British rule.

Basket of hush puppies

Hush Puppies

Rooted in coastal fish frys, according to North Carolina lore, the humble hush puppy has swept the state from east to west, and these golden-brown rounds can be found across all levels of dining establishments.

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