If you frequent barbecue joints in Lexington, Salisbury or other parts of the state where the barbecue tradition is closely linked to German settlers, sooner or later you are likely to run into something called livermush. Although it sounds like a Dr. Seuss-invented food, livermush is very real. Heck, it exists on Wikipedia so it must be real. [...]
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Happy ‘Cue Year! And what better way to start 2010 than by talking about one of our favorites–the original Allen & Son.
You may recall Porky’s post from the previous decade lamenting two changes at Allen and Son–cost and cole slaw. The price increase was indisputable, but the cole question was downright subjective.
Given the special place Keith [...]
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Do any of you BBQ Jew readers speak Portuguese? If so, your help is needed in figuring out what the heck is going on in this video about a Portuguese pig pizza. According to the website Boing Boing (surely a reliable source judging from the name), the video “documents the creation of the revolting Porco Pizza, [...]
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Just a quick update for any Allen & Son’s devotees out there. (I’m talking about the Chapel Hill location, of course.) I visited for the first time in close to a year and discovered that their prices have gone up yet again. Allen’s is now pushing $10 for a barbecue plate, which is a bit [...]
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For those of you who believe in evolution, I thought you might be interested to learn about the origin of Brunswick Stew, that classic accompaniment to Eastern North Carolina barbecue. But then it seems Brunswick Stew’s story is as much a creationist one as it is a story of evolution.
As served today in North Carolina [...]
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