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Livermush is a Southern United States pork food product prepared using pig liver, parts of pig heads, cornmeal and spices. It is a regional cuisine that is common in Western North Carolina. It is typically consumed as a breakfast and lunch food. It has been suggested that livermush derives from scrapple. By law in North Carolina, the product must consist of at least 30% pig liver. Several festivals exist in North Carolina that are dedicated to the food.
Though sometimes considered the same as liver pudding, livermush generally contains more cornmeal and is coarser in texture. It is generally prepared using a different recipe than for liver pudding.
It is a regional cuisine that is commonly found in the western part of North Carolina, as well as being noticeably present in central North Carolina. It is also consumed in other parts of the state, and is available in some areas in other states as well, such as Georgia, Virginia and areas in Florida. Livermush is Mass production in Shelby, North Carolina by two meat packing companies, Jenkins Foods and Mack’s Liver Mush and Meat Co., who distribute it to various states.
It is cooked by cutting a slice off of a premade loaf and frying it. At breakfast it is served alongside grits and eggs. For lunch it can be made into a sandwich with mayonnaise, grape jelly or mustard, either fried, or left cold. As livermush's popularity has risen, it has appeared as an ingredient in dishes such as and .
Today, by law in North Carolina, genuine livermush must consist of at least 30% pig liver.
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