Livermush. It’s a rite of passage and exactly as it sounds – a mealy block of breakfast meat that’s sliced, sizzled, browned and best enjoyed by this native Tar Heel with eggs and cheese on a bun.

If someone dared you to eat cooked hog intestines, would you accept the challenge? Well, chitlins (or chitterlings) are just that: the intestines of a pig that are boiled or fried in spices and ...

With chitlins about to make their annual appearance on Christmas and New Year's Day menus, scientists have good news for millions of people who love that delicacy of down-home southern cooking, but ...