Across the Roanoke River in Roanoke Rapids the sidewalks, parking lots as well as service stations were lined with the greenery of collards.

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Although some consider collards as synonymous with African American cooking, they had their start in the eastern Mediterranean, and were brought to North America by Europeans in the 1600s.

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I didn’t so much eat them, as I inhaled every bite, staggered by how close the yams came to a dessert – and how amazing it was for a veggie as good for you as collards to taste so…fantastic.

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The Bacon Flight appetizer features both artisan- and house-cured bellies, and the smoked pork flavors purloo, fried rice, collards, and other lucky victuals.

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