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Dixie Caviar: American As Apple Pie, Southern As Boiled Peanuts


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North Carolina is the fifth largest producer of peanuts in the United States, yielding in upwards of 200,000 tons every year. Not a single one of them are actually grown in the mountains, but plenty of them make their way to the region nonetheless—where they’re often boiled into a distinctly southern snack, sometimes called "Dixie Caviar". BPR News's Davin Eldridge takes a look at the history of boiled peanuts in the South, and their impact on mountain culture.
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