What are regional foods I must try?

[Creekland]

@lookingforward

Right, pizza from a local joint is often so amazing.

My own love of East Carolina vinegar bbq makes me mention this regional specialty. But talk about hard to find where it’s not well known. Even cookbooks miss what I’m looking I’m looking for. I want the tang, not overwhelmed by spicy, sweet, hickory, bourbon or anything else, just the vinegar tartness. The first time I had it was at a dive in Trenton, NJ. So dive-y that it was eventually closed for health code violations. Yah!

For tasty NC BBQ, Marty’s in Wilson is an offshoot from what used to be Bill’s. H told me it’s one of Bill Ellis’ relatives (a son maybe?) who kept the same recipe. We stopped there on our way to FL in Feb and it lived up to our high expectations. I hope they can survive Covid. If the crowds there when we stopped (off hours) are any indication, they should be fine.