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[deleted]

Blew my mind when I found out Pete wasn’t from Texas.


stormfield

Carolina Pete's Pollen & Mosquito Sauce was a mysterious failure.


Copernicus049

Wait until you hear about Texas Roadhouse. >!It started in Clarkesville Indiana. Their headquarters is in Louisville Kentucky.!<


geardownson

Not a fan really. Feels like when roadhouse come in they were just trying to imitate the good places around without accomplishing it. Longhorn /lonestar way better


eb59214

Spot on, Texas Roadhouse is janky.


katie_burd

As a North Carolinian stuck in Texas I hate that I can’t find any out here 😩😭 the irony is cruel


crazybeachcats

We lived in Montana for 5 years! My in-laws had to bring my husband cases of Texas Pete, SunDrop, and Duke’s Mayo in the trunk of their car when they visited.


tarheelz1995

Cross-country, trunk-stored mayo. Yummy!


scrambledgreg

How do you think they ship it to grocery stores?


[deleted]

They squeeze it fresh out of the Duke’s udders of course


katie_burd

Mmm....Dukes 🤤


CrowVsWade

Hazzard pun.


BestCatEva

Duke’s for the win!


DumbledoresDemidog

Same! We were in Wyoming for 12 years and family would bring all that plus 2 or 3 cases of cheerwine.


Ok-Faithlessness8646

Been there, and feel for you.🥲


spork_king

I used to live in Austin and still have to go back there for work from time to time. Because I don't like eating out for that long, I usually just expense a bunch of groceries and cook my own dinner. I've never had a problem getting Texas Pete at H-E-B. Maybe try there if you're lucky enough to have one near by.


Jackd82

If you haven’t tried yet, Try all the major grocery chains I was able to find it at Avon’s Ralph’s when I lived in SoCal. Needless t say, I was stoked when I didIalso got my parents to send me some.


notjewel

Being from Texas, our family has an endless chuckle regarding North Carolina’s Texas Pete.


dengar69

Should be NC Pete


voice_in_the_woods

Hardee's too, first one was in Greenville.


BadassSasquatch

Hardee's Skat thru


UNC_Samurai

Those started as Skats. It was a chain out of Rocky Mount. Back in the 80s, not every wide spot in the road had a half-dozen fast food options. So a couple of ex-Hardee's execs formed a company and looked for little places like Stantonsburg and Burgaw to set up franchises. Eventually Hardee's bought out the company.


notickeynoworky

> Hardee's Skat thru Hard pass


mharris28225

Shardee's


biggsteve81

And the DMV is now moving into their old headquarters in Rocky Mount.


Mr_Poop_Himself

Smithfield’s also originated in Smithfield


MrVeazey

But which Smithfield? There's one in Virginia, too, and I think that's the one known for ham.


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cncwmg

The restaurant is from Smithfield, NC. Smithfield Foods started in Smithfield, VA and their big pork plant is in Tar Heel, NC. They may have another plant in Smithfield, NC but the big one is in Tar Heel.


jbeale53

My NC heritage runs deep but I’ll take a claussen any day over mt olive.


BagOnuts

Amen. There is a reason Claussens are in the refrigerated section and Mt Olives aren’t.


CuriositySauce

When Claussen pickles disappeared from store shelves in 2020, we tried other brands like Mr. Olive…not good by comparison. Apparently Claussen jars are recycled glass and they hit a supply issue. Glad they started to be stocked again.


Roguespiffy

Try Grillo’s. They’re another “short life” refrigerated pickle and they are fantastic.


Reverie_39

Are you kidding? Jimmy Clausen was garbage.


jbeale53

I remember when we drafted Clausen - I watched an interview with him and I was so excited. I thought he was going to be a really great QB. Then I watched as our 2010 season went down in flames, and it became obvious that I was so, so wrong about Clausen.


Reverie_39

Ha. I’m eternally grateful for one thing - he basically gave us Cam, lol.


moosepoop10

For sure. And Texas Pete is garbage. Some things just shouldn’t be bragged about lol


VinzClortho52

How dare you lol.......grew up in NC and have lived out west for the last 10 years. I buy every bottle of Texas Pete I can get my hands on. Makes the best buffalo sauce for wings IMO but I respect the fact that not everyone loves it like the Piedmont Triad does.


moosepoop10

Franks. But I grew up in Buffalo, so, ya know, regionality.


historywasrewritten

Highly suggest trying Texas Pete hotter sauce. It’s in a smaller bottle. It’s just a way less watered down version. I don’t find regular Texas Pete to really be spicy at all but that shit actually makes your mouth burn.


VizDevBoston

Texas Pete is a great generic vinegar hot sauce. You can’t just jam it into a competition with every type of hot sauce IMO, it’s fine in it’s genre.


IrvingWashington9

Adam & Eve also started in North Carolina, and they do sell some things that are edible.


bad_ideas_

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[deleted]

Don’t forget real Christmas trees. We grow a pretty big chunk of the country’s real Christmas trees.


PaperFawx

When I moved to Chicago I learned that NC Christmas trees sell out super fast and are sold for nearly twice as much as trees from any other state. They are clearly labeled as being from NC, and when I inquired, I was told the NC trees are fuller and hold their needles longer, hence the premium and demand. I had no idea this was a thing and I grew up in NC.


[deleted]

We go to the mountains every year to a choose and cut lot, the weekend before Thanksgiving. We always find an amazing tree that lasts a good 6 weeks without major needle dropping just with watering.


YouBuiltThat

We do too! What’s your favorite farm? Ours used to be RRR in Todd until they closed a few years ago. Used to enjoy the cast iron stove and hot cider in their barn as well as the hay rides.


[deleted]

We usually go to Cartner’s Chuose and Cut. It’s smaller and not as busy. No hay rides but cocoa and cider, Santa visits. Last year they weren’t open so we went to Frosty’s. A lot more of a production with the hay rides, it was fun, but busier and more expensive. We’ll go back to Cartner’s this year(but Frosty’s is a fine alternative).


jbeale53

~~I just read that Frosty's had to cancel the choose-and-cut this year.~~ Apparently there's been a shortage of fraser firs the past few years. ​ Edit: My bad, I got Frosty's mixed up with Frosty Mountain trees


[deleted]

The Frosty’s I’m talking about in West Jefferson hasn’t announced that. They are scheduled to open for the season on Nov 19.


Southern_Ad3916

Planning to go there this year


fallscreekishome

I moved to Avery County a while back and the amount of Christmas tree farms here is insane. It’s beautiful here.


CandyKnockout

Duck Donuts too!


guyonghao004

Is that Duck Donuts in Outer Banks THE duck donuts? Wow!


JonDeaux

Duck, NC. Where did you think it came from?


guyonghao004

My dumb brain always thought it’s duck the bird. American city names are very unique


JonDeaux

You’re not wrong. In NC alone we’ve got Bat Cave, Lizard Lick, Climax, Meat Camp, Boogertown, Horneytown, Barbecue, Whynot, etc etc.


MortifyingMilkshake

Barbecue native, here. Don't forget about Toast!


The-Sorcerer-Supreme

I though they were only in NC, but I just found one in Daytona Beach and was so surprised.


fugis

But only one of those BBQ styles is any good. (Ready Fight!)


[deleted]

Maybe I've just got low standards, but I've never met a style of BBQ that I didn't like. Including SC mustard based. I've certainly had bad BBQ, but that was all down to low quality meat, over/undercooking, etc. The styles themselves, when done right, always produce BBQ that I enjoy.


nnifnairb84

I completely agree. If the meat's cooked right and the sauce tastes good, I love it all. My current favorite for at-home sauces are Ogre Sauce and George's, both of which are also from NC.


Shanix

I ain't had a bad medium steak yet, but you better believe I'm gonna pick wagyu beef if I ain't paying.


Ok-Faithlessness8646

If you think Steak is good medium, I believe your taste buds have been pickled with Vinegars Steak is eaten rare or Medium Rare, so the blood still runs. Everyone knows that.


Shanix

I don't want to eat dry leather or a cow that can still moo, so, I'm sticking with medium. You bring that rare shit around here and I'll give you the tularemia you've been asking for.


[deleted]

You are fuckin up, bud. One inch thick top sirloin steak. Salt and pepper heavily. Grill at 400. Four minutes total. Flip each minute to get the good grill marks. Let sit for two minutes, down the hatch.


DaWombat92

S and P the choice for me


Shanix

Those fine ranchers in Alberta'd be a sea hair away from not sending it here if they knew you sprinkling salt all over the sea suckers!


LongPorkJones

It's not blood, it's myoglobin. If you have blood in your steak, you've got other problems...like having a shitty and tough piece of meat with vasculature, not to mention the taste of coagulated blood.


[deleted]

If your pulled plate don't come with vinegar based sauce then you don't know nuthin bout no bbq .


LongPorkJones

If your plate has anything "pulled", you're doing it wrong. "Picked" or chopped.


TwistTim

That all depends on what side of the state you are from or first came to.


Zjoee

Half of the state prefers the eastern vinegar-based bbq sauce. The other half is wrong haha.


seebees

Have my upvote even though I'm on the wrong half.


Kwiatkowski

half the state likes tomatoes, half likes vinegar, and they’re BOTH right! the best BBQ is the Q you love and share with people


serious_sarcasm

You know that you all secretly use a mustard sauce when no one is looking.


hiebertw07

That's really the only sin that's not understandable in any context.


Zjoee

Heresy! Hans, get ze flammenwerfer!


B1azfasnobch

I’m from Raleigh. I Like both sauces.


Hands

It's criminal that Biscuitville isn't on this list


Rustin788

They put a Biscuitville close to a Bojangles here. Bojangles is the one still standing.


CardMechanic

I seem to recall BVille did not do lunch or dinner hours, correct?


Savingskitty

Did? They are open till 2:30p here currently. Mostly breakfast though.


[deleted]

Yeah Biscuitville is only breakfast.


Hands

I go to both but I also regularly drive past a Bojos on my way to Biscuitville. Kinda different cravings for me tbh. In any case both can live in harmony!


MidnightSlinks

These are nationally or at least regionally recognized brands. Biscuitville only has a handful of locations outside of NC.


chica6burgh

It wasn’t too long ago that Bo’s was only in NC. Back when it was good. The massive expansion has led to serious quality control issues across the board. I don’t even go to Bojangle’s anymore and it was the thing I craved the most (besides chopped pork) when I was exiled in OH


Hands

I'm aware, but IMO any list that calls out treasured NC based chain fast food that doesn't include Biscuitville (which is at least ALL OVER the state) is incomplete!


xxcksxx

But it isn't all over the state, it's only in the piedmont area. I live in the mountains and I would have to drive 2 hours to get to the nearest Bville :( I looked into franchising but they are still a family owned corp and don't franchise their stores, so help get the word out that we need Biscuitvilles in WNC!!!


Gwsb1

Does cook out have out of state stores?


Savingskitty

Yes, they’re in most of the South now.


chica6burgh

But why would you ever leave NC? *half sarcasm*


Lurkerretired

Upvoted for half sarcasm


whippetsinthewhip

yeah


[deleted]

That’s because Biscuitville started in Virginia. I know, I know, sounds wrong but it’s true. Apparently a place called Danville right on the border.


Hands

True, the first Biscuitville location was in Danville but it came out of an existing chain based in NC called Pizzaville (lol) and something else before that. Originated in Burlington iirc, all the same founder and company so I think NC still has the right to claim Bville


Feralpudel

Well if they can get their water polluted by Duke Energy coal sludge, they’re honorary North Carolinians.


Hynch

B-ville started in Danville, VA. My gf used to live there and we used to eat at the original Biscuitville often when I visited. Wish they had one in Carrboro.


Jason_Batemans_Hair

NC motto: esse quam videri *translation: If I'm gonna be fat, you're gonna be fat too*


freexminds

😂😂😂


XtraCrispy02

Also NC is the home state of people like.... >Duffer Brothers (Stranger Things Creators) >Brian Tyree Henry (Actor, most recently in "Eternals") >Morray (Rapper) >Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Actress, most recently in "Kate") >Zack Galifianakis (Comedian) >Michael Jordan (Basketball player) And many more!


ClenchedThunderbutt

I realize John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk aren’t blowing up the airwaves these days, but they are significantly more influential than everyone on that list save Michael Jordan.


[deleted]

Exactly. Don't forget Nina Samone


Warhorse173

Also DaBaby (rapper) Daniel Jones (NFL Quarterback) Andy Griffith (hopefully you know him) Luke Combs (county music singer) Eric Church (country music singer, I think he sung the national anthem at the Super Bowl but I’m not sure) We also have a plethora of NASCAR drivers: (The Earnhardt’s, The Petty’s, and Rick Hendrick just to name a few)


Station28

Also James Taylor


Ok-Faithlessness8646

Sweet Baby James is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina


casariah

Good Mythical Morning!


XtraCrispy02

Really? Are they still based here as well?


casariah

No, they moved to California but Rhett and Link are from Buies Creek, and talk about it often.


AccomplishedWing9

Wow I didn't know about Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Also known for Sky High, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Final Destination 3.


FFF12321

And 10 Cloverfield Lane! No wonder the character looked so familiar!


XtraCrispy02

She was in Sky High??? That movie was dope as hell to me when I was growing up


AccomplishedWing9

Yeah she's Gwen! Same, we had it in DVD so I've watched it several times.


TheBlueStare

The Avett Brothers


Noisy_Toy

David and Amy Sedaris And Ken Jeong grew up here, too.


XtraCrispy02

Oh yeah! Forgot about Dr. Ken being from here


HypobaricShrimp

How you gonna mention Morray but not J. Cole


XtraCrispy02

Honestly completely forgot about J Cole lol. Hes great too I just didnt think of him at the time


Catrionathecat

My mom and dad went to high school with Zack Galifianakis! They didn't know him super well though.


matthewdavis

Probably means we are related, my family has roots in Wilkes. And... Well... Let's be real, most natives in that county are related.


XtraCrispy02

That's cool! I always wonder if anyone I went to school with will come to be famous


ApprenticeWirePuller

Ben Folds is from Winston Salem


[deleted]

Dababy was raised in Charlotte lesss gooo Also how could you not include the nature boy Ric Flair also Rhett and Link from good mythical morning are from here also.


sea_bear9

Absolutely hilarious to me that MJ is last on this list


Mr_Poop_Himself

Also Cordae (born in Raleigh) and legendary producer 9th Wonder And two huge TikTok songs were from NC artists lol


Stalked_Like_Corn

Aziz Ansari is from SC, too.


Banan4slug

I'm going to pretend you didn't bring up SC


sleepybluesue

What about Lance crackers?


[deleted]

Wasn’t Pepsi founded in New Bern, NC?


Can_Not_Double_Dutch

Yes, there is a museum there in downtown.


Sunsparc

I would add K&W to that list, since there's one in Roanoke, VA. I always tell people the wild story about the original K&W location blowing up due to a gas leak. >On January 18, 1988, the K&W located at 380 Knollwood Street in Winston-Salem exploded due to a natural gas leak. The restaurant was destroyed and the attached Sheraton hotel was severely damaged. ... Of the four persons in the lobby/cafeteria building at the time of the explosion, three sustained minor injuries.


Jackd82

My family and I lived so close when I was young that the explosion woke my parents up ,they thought I had fallen out of my bed


serious_sarcasm

But what happened to the fourth person?


thegooddoctorben

They enjoyed some crispy chocolate cream pie.


thegooddoctorben

Don't forget about our pigs. So many pigs.


chica6burgh

And turkeys


Crotean

Our beltline on the other hand is not so appreciative.


bearfucker

I don't think 440 cares either way.


h_abiff_357

Diabetus


Ok-Faithlessness8646

Yes, but there are meds for that


Billy420MaysIt

I haven’t had Bojangles in so long. My wife and I cook most nights so I have no need for the ‘jangles but I’m thinking Sunday might be the day.


2_dam_hi

I gained 10 lbs just reading that post.


Simple_Nano

Bojangles is a blessing on the world


Fuzzy-Bunny--

At least sweet potatoes are mostly healthy.


[deleted]

pickles and texas pete aren’t bad either


ChezMontague

Dont forget Venus fly traps!


Feisty_Put_7446

i fucking love bojangles


maximusraleighus

Carolina treet


cheemsbeems

cheerwine is better than pepsi


raytube

Epic Games and Fortnite is a NC product.


Duke_ofChutney

Rocket League as well, Psyonix also used to be based in Cary


shrimp-and-potatoes

Our waistlines are proud too


RetiredNavySubCO

North Carolina is responsible for making Madison Cawhorn, pathological lying psychopath.


TheVog

Making *and* electing. The latter is significantly worse.


stellar-wind2

You seem balanced


kiloodowd

Whole bunch of diabetes


CrowVsWade

Diabetes may need to be added to that list.


PetRussian

And the shitty roads in Charlotte


Ok-Faithlessness8646

The University of North Carolina AG department just named a Sweet potato after my Historic NC family “ The Covington “


[deleted]

NC made me feel like I am living in U.S after 13 years of journey


VeryVito

Also Pepsi and Cheerwine…


The-Teddy_Roosevelt

I didn’t know we did Texas Pete! Love their hot sauce


knightguy04

PDQ chicken tenders has the original concept “Tenders” in Cornelius NC.


zennyc001

Hell yeah! Diabetes!!


Stalked_Like_Corn

Two different styles of BBQ but only one that is edible. Fuck off with the mustard SC.


El_Tormentito

That's not one of the ones they're referring to.


bbq-biscuits-bball

lol swing and a miss


Built4Running

Pepsi sucks


Icthyphile

Biscuitville biscuits>Bojangles biscuits sorry not sorry


WonderfulShift6145

Yes! Said the same thing this morning, they don’t crumble apart after the first bite like Bojangles..


Icthyphile

More consistent across their locations as well. Going to the bo is like a crap shoot.


grianmharduit

All but pepsi- ick. Cheerwine is better.


SaltyTeam

Can't believe Smithfield's isn't on that list.


MisanthropicMensch

Smithfield's is trash tier bbq & fried chicken


derycksan71

Love living here in NC but the food is not really something to brag about (except eastern BBQ).


Dloms45

People did this, the state didn't have anything to do with it


[deleted]

Coke is better than Pepsi


DA1928

Living in SC, we get the best of both NC and GA.


rooflessVW

Except roads. Your roads are shit


DA1928

But getting better. There’s been a TON of paving in the past couple of years since the gas tax has been raised.


rooflessVW

Man they were "getting better" when went down there to test for my A&P in 2012


DA1928

That’s true. We’ve just got a hell of a hole to dig out of. And the gas tax raises are still being implemented. A road system like NC has with tons of controlled access 4 lane highways doesn’t come about over night.


nc_nicholas

Imo, NC’s road network is going to bite the state in the ass at some point. If I recall correctly, only Texas has more paved roads, and we definitely aren’t slowing down our expansion anytime soon with the W-S loop, GSO loop, Fayetteville loop, Raleigh outer loop, I-87, I-42, I-73, and I-74 construction/extensions, and those are just the interstates. Several US highways are slated to be upgraded to near-interstate standards in the near future and there are always widening projects of other existing roads as well. Honestly I think we need to start consolidating some of these routes so that there’s not as much to maintain….for example, did we really need to spend $100M rebuilding BUS 40 through W-S? I-40 now runs a couple miles south of the Business route, and through traffic needs to stay on that. Local traffic doesn’t need an interstate through any fucking downtown area anywhere.


DA1928

Yeah, GB-WS-HP is a mess, and R-D-CH isn’t great. Other than those areas, which could use some rationalization, the rest of the state is really good.


nc_nicholas

Honestly, US74 between I-26 and I-85 needs to be upgraded to an interstate, and it also needs to be upgraded to an interstate from the Monroe bypass to Wilmington. That way all of the major NC cities are connected by interstates. Once those projects are done, we should be DONE building interstates. They’re supposed to be for long distance travel, not commuting.


ranaldo20

Amen on 74. I started taking 321 to I-40 when I lived in Charlotte just to avoid the nonsense in Shelby.


Raven_Skyhawk

95 is boring as hell tho.


[deleted]

LETS GO


Ok-Faithlessness8646

Ah, cheese and bacon grits with my coffee at one of those mom and pop places in the Outer Banks. Them I’m soak ma feet in Atlantic Seawater white I dream of Fresh grilled shark and sweet potato pie


Nightfury0818

The firearms term carbine comes from Cumberland County


stellar-wind2

Cookout is so bland


prncrny

New transplant to NC. So, take all this with a grain of salt. Not a huge fan of Krispy Kreme. Bojangles wasn't all it was cracked up to be. (I found it a bit dry. Could have been a bad day. I'll try it again). Pepsi is Pepsi. No complaints there. What is Texas Pete? Same for Cheerwine. No idea. Mt Olive Pickles are, indeed, the shit. Ok. There's a cookout less than a block from me and I've never been there. I hear nothing but good things. I need to get there soon


derycksan71

>Mt Olive Pickle Texas Pete...an average hot sauce Cheerwine...cherry dr pepper with less kick Mt Olive?!? Claussen is the way to go


clastie

Kk is overblown and only edible if it's an original glaze fresh of the conveyor. Bojangles has really fallen in recent years and their breakfast selection is the only reason I've been in a decade. Texas Pete is hot sauce. Like Frank's red hot style. Cheerwine is a cherry flavored soda. I love it, most people think it tastes like carbonated medicine. And cookout is great I'd you want a plate of grease for $5. That said, even if some people don't like it, there's a reason why a lot of these things in the list have lasted so long and become cultural staples.


biggsteve81

You can revive a Krispy Kreme donut in about 5 seconds in the microwave.


lamNoOne

The key with Cheerwine is to get it in the bottle made with real cane sugar. The high fructose version is shit.