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1. Texas Pete Hot Sauce
Photo by Elizabeth Faile
I know you would assume Texas Pete was created in Texas, but you were wrong, (it’s okay, I was too). Maybe that’s why our parents taught us that assumptions are bad. This spicy treat that people around the country put on any and everything was born here in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Gif courtesy of notquitelegal.com
2. Mt. Olive Pickles
Photo courtesy of h2tuga.net
Now, I know that y’all love pickles, because let’s be honest, who doesn’t get excited when they get a sandwich and there is a pickle on the side. This company is the best-selling brand of pickles in the Southeast – everyone knows their label.
3. Cheerwine
Photo courtesy of grubgrade.com
Anyone who has ever set foot in the south has heard of magical bubbly drink. This hybrid soda is a mix between cola and cherry and after your first sip, your life will be forever changed. People from the North might think it is a little dramatic to say that a soda could change your life but down here in the South, we believe that Cheerwine can heal all. It has been with us since 1917 when a Salisbury family hit the jackpot in their basement. (Is a Cook Out tray even a true Cook Out tray without a large Cheerwine?)
4. Bojangles’
Photo by Elizabeth Faile
5. Cook Out
Photo courtesy of ajc.com
Gif courtesy of bustle.com
6. Krispy Kreme Donuts
Photo courtesy of pinterest.com
7. Hardee’s
Photo courtesy of Fab Fernandez on CKE Restaurants
8. Pepsi-Cola
Gif courtesy of neogaf.com
A century-long debate was born in 1896 in a drug store located in New Bern, North Carolina. This is one of the most popular soda brands that our country has been blessed with. Most of America has been faced with the decision between Coke or Pepsi, which would you choose?
9. Lance
Photo courtesy of webstaurantstore.com
10. Harris Teeter
Photo courtesy of mheckman.com
11. Golden Corral
Photo courtesy of entertainment.sltrib.com
I know, your mind is currently spinning because of all this information I just dropped on you, but it had to be done. Now, every time you bite into that pickle or dump a whole bottle of Texas Pete on your dish of choice, Carolina will be on your mind. So on behalf of all North Carolinians out there, you’re welcome.
11 Things the Rest of the Country Should Thank North Carolina For
Photo by Elizabeth Faile
I know you would assume Texas Pete was created in Texas, but you were wrong, (it’s okay, I was too). Maybe that’s why our parents taught us that assumptions are bad. This spicy treat that people around the country put on any and everything was born here in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Gif courtesy of notquitelegal.com
2. Mt. Olive Pickles
Photo courtesy of h2tuga.net
Now, I know that y’all love pickles, because let’s be honest, who doesn’t get excited when they get a sandwich and there is a pickle on the side. This company is the best-selling brand of pickles in the Southeast – everyone knows their label.
3. Cheerwine
Photo courtesy of grubgrade.com
Anyone who has ever set foot in the south has heard of magical bubbly drink. This hybrid soda is a mix between cola and cherry and after your first sip, your life will be forever changed. People from the North might think it is a little dramatic to say that a soda could change your life but down here in the South, we believe that Cheerwine can heal all. It has been with us since 1917 when a Salisbury family hit the jackpot in their basement. (Is a Cook Out tray even a true Cook Out tray without a large Cheerwine?)
4. Bojangles’
Photo by Elizabeth Faile
5. Cook Out
Photo courtesy of ajc.com
Gif courtesy of bustle.com
6. Krispy Kreme Donuts
Photo courtesy of pinterest.com
7. Hardee’s
Photo courtesy of Fab Fernandez on CKE Restaurants
8. Pepsi-Cola
Gif courtesy of neogaf.com
A century-long debate was born in 1896 in a drug store located in New Bern, North Carolina. This is one of the most popular soda brands that our country has been blessed with. Most of America has been faced with the decision between Coke or Pepsi, which would you choose?
9. Lance
Photo courtesy of webstaurantstore.com
10. Harris Teeter
Photo courtesy of mheckman.com
11. Golden Corral
Photo courtesy of entertainment.sltrib.com
I know, your mind is currently spinning because of all this information I just dropped on you, but it had to be done. Now, every time you bite into that pickle or dump a whole bottle of Texas Pete on your dish of choice, Carolina will be on your mind. So on behalf of all North Carolinians out there, you’re welcome.
11 Things the Rest of the Country Should Thank North Carolina For
at most of them being food related 
state to live in.
