Best West Virginian Foods
Pepperoni roll is a specialty of West Virginia consisting of a baked white bread roll filled with pepperoni sticks or slices. The roll is sold throughout the state at numerous gas stations, diners, and convenience stores, often paired with marinara sauce for dipping.
It is believed that pepperoni roll was invented in 1927 by Giuseppe Argiro at the Country Club Bakery in Fairmont, who originally created it as a portable food item for Fairmont's miners.
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Rat stew is a traditional dish originating from West Virginia, where people use various traps, never poison, to catch the key ingredient for the stew – a rat. Once they've been cleaned, skinned, and chopped, pieces of rat meat are dropped into a broth with garlic, wild onions, and similar local vegetables.
The stew is usually served at gatherings or as a dinner at home. In Marlinton, West Virginia, there's even an annual roadkill cookoff showcasing this stew and similar dishes.
Dixie dog is a traditional hot dog variety that's believed to have origins in Huntington, West Virginia. It consists of a split hot dog roll and a blubbery hot dog sausage that's topped with chili sauce and creamy coleslaw. In West Virginia, Dixie dogs are not called Dixie dogs but simply slaw dogs or hot dogs.
This hot dog variety was created at Stewart's root beer stand, dating back to 1932.
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USC- Ultimate Spirits Challenge - Chairman's Trophy
2022
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World Beer Cup - Gold
2024
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World Beer Cup - Gold
2018
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USC- Ultimate Spirits Challenge - Chairman's Trophy
2022
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USC- Ultimate Spirits Challenge - Top 100
2022
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USC- Ultimate Spirits Challenge - Chairman's Trophy
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