
Global Appalachia
Food and drink traditions from around the world find their way
to Western North Carolina.


The Miso Masters
Rutherfordton, North Carolina, population 4,222, is home to a business you wouldn’t expect to find in a small Appalachian town: American Miso Company, the world’s largest producer of organic miso.

From Argentina to Asheville
Her empanadas are Argentinean, her crepes are French, her tamales are Mexican, but Cecilia Marchesini’s love of cooking carries a different passport.
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