40: Number of weekdays in Lent, during which gumbo is made with shrimp, crawfish and oysters while people skip meat

2: Number of small blue crabs in a batch of seafood okra gumbo

1936: Year Krispy Kreme cut a hole in the wall of its North Carolina shop to sell doughnuts, giving birth to the drive-through

20,000: Number of people who gather for the annual Chitlin Strut Festival in South Carolina

5: Tons of chitlins (deep-fried pig intestines) consumed during the festival

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