North Carolina goes hog wild!

[Gifted Gourmet]

article by Timothy C. Davis in CSMonitor

There are few words you can put in front of "mush" to make it sound even worse, right? Now add the word "liver." Sounds enticing, doesn't it?  When you learn what goes into livermush, it doesn't get any better, since it's a mixture of pig liver (at least 30 percent, by law), head parts, and cornmeal. Funny, then, how people in central North Carolina love it so. Funny how Shelby, N.C., mayor Ted Alexander has proclaimed it "the world's most perfect food."

"You can't get good nutrition like this just anywhere, and we are always proud of that fact. It's truly the world's most versatile food." Strange thing is, he may be right. Restaurants such as Charlotte's Landmark Diner offer such delicacies as a livermush and feta omelet, and Tony's Pizza in Boiling Springs was known for offering several varieties of livermush pizza.

Have you ever had this dish?

If so, what were your impressions?

Did you try it a second time?

If you avoided it, what was your reason?

[Varmint]

Ick, ick and more ick. I like a lot of foods, but livermush hasn't quite hit my list of favorite things.

Kathleen Purvis wrote a similar article about livermush a couple years back.

[Random Alias]

Funny, then, how people in central North Carolina love it so.

It's everywhere here in Raleigh. Even Burger King offers a Livermush burger. The Livermush Value Meal comes with the aforementioned burger, an order of hushpuppies, and a pint of moonshine. That's good eating.

[Gifted Gourmet]

Is it not true that the perfect 'pairing' for livermush is Cheerwine?

[BrentKulman]

The livermush threads on roadfood.com are legendary.

Several posters there have conducted taste testings of the many brands that are available in various parts of the state.

I can take the stuff or leave it and feel the same way about its Pennsylvania cousin, scrapple.

[Gifted Gourmet]

Just read roadfood.com and the comments were absolutely hysterical about this item! Livermush and lutefisk combos .. who would have thought it even possible? and why??!!