The NC country ham biscuit at Big Ed's is the most traditional Southern breakfast in downtown Raleigh: scratch-made biscuit from White Lily flour with salt-cured, dry-aged country ham, fried in a cast-iron pan until the edges caramelise. Red-eye gravy (the fond and coffee) served alongside if requested. Big Ed's has served this in the same form at City Market since the mid-20th century; it is a direct line to NC farm-breakfast tradition.
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City Market since 1989. Big Ed's serves scratch biscuits, country ham, grits, and eggs: Raleigh's most historic breakfast institution at counter prices.
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