A few weeks ago, my 82-year-old grandmother Annie Marie Murphy came to visit me from Los Angeles. Getting her on a plane is a fairly large feat and so much of her visit was aimed at showing her around ...

If someone dared you to eat cooked hog intestines, would you accept the challenge? Well, chitlins (or chitterlings) are just that: the intestines of a pig that are boiled or fried in spices and ...

Hog guts, anyone? Love ‘em or hate ‘em, you can’t deny that chitlins have a flavor and flair that’s all their own. Here’s what you need to know about the divisive Southern staple: Chitlins (or ...

SALLEY, S.C. – Mark Hartley is really trying. The sudden halt in his speech signals he's thinking hard. It isn't because of bad cell reception where he lives, the backcountry some 40 miles southwest ...