Tasting North Carolina is a project that aims to celebrate the unique dishes of North Carolina’s 100 counties. This series was born of the desire to investigate and revel in the rich history of this state and the thriving contemporary food culture that stretches across its 543 miles. More than anything this is a love song to the state that I call home.

Below you can find a full list of our counties and follow along as we taste our way from mountains to sea. If you’re interested in suggesting a recipe for a particular county or region please email elena@biscuitsandsuch.com.

Alamance

Alexander

Alleghany

Anson

Ashe

Avery

Beaufort

Bertie

Bladen

Brunswick– Grilled Peaches with Ice Cream & Caramel Sauce

Buncombe

Burke

Cabarrus

Caldwell

Camden

Carteret– Blue Crab Stuffed Dolphin Fish

Caswell

Catawba

Chatam

Cherokee

Chowan

Clay

Cleveland- Fried Livermush Biscuits

Columbus- Beet & Goat Cheese Pizza

Craven

Cumberland

Currituck

Dare

Davidson

Davie

Duplin

Durham– Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwiches

Edgecombe

Forsyth

Franklin

Gaston

Gates

Graham

Granville

Greene

Guilford

Halifax

Harnett

Haywood

Henderson

Hertford

Hoke

Hyde

Iredell

Jackson

Johnston

Jones

Lee

Lenoir

Lincoln

McDowell

Macon

Madison

Martin

Mecklenburg

Mitchell

Montgomery

Moore

Nash– Sweet Potato Chess Pie

New Hanover– Watermelon Kefir (and watermelon lime jam!)

Northampton

Onslow– Stump Sound Oysters

Orange

Pamlico

Pasquotank

Pender– Blueberry Lemon Cake

Perquimans

Person

Pitt

Polk– Grilled Shad with Lemon & Chardonnay Sauce

Randolph

Richmond

Robeson

Rockingham

Rowan

Rutherford

Sampson

Scotland

Stanly

Stokes

Surry

Swain

Transylvania

Tyrrell

Union

Vance

Wake– Flossie’s Pound Cake

Warren

Washington

Watauga

Wayne– Pickled Radishes

Wilkes

Yadkin

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