North Carolina’s Favorite Fall Flavor is a Fruity Delight

Fall is such a fun season, packed with spooky events and Halloween parties. The season also has a fall flavor that's popular in the state. Actually, fall offers plenty of flavors that are delicious during the season, from pumpkin spice to cinnamon swirl. These flavors can be enjoyed all year long, but there's something about the fall air and season that makes them taste that much better. Now, a new study has revealed the most popular fall flavor in the state, and it's a good one.

The crew at DoorDash has released a study on the most popular fall flavors across the United States. That would be a really fun study to take part in, because it probably involved lots of tasting. In their report, pumpkin spice is still the top flavor in the U.S., with more than 59,000 weekly latte orders during peak fall months, according to DoorDash.

Also, if it seems like people are embracing fall earlier, that's because they are doing just that. According to DoorDash, "between consumers embracing the Summerween trend to getting their hands on autumn-inspired favorites, fall is creeping in even earlier this year." They add that in 2024, "the pumpkin craze kicked off as early as August 19 with a significant spike in pumpkin-flavored items – that's nearly two weeks earlier than in 2021." For those who love summer, like me, Summerween is a great concept, because it combines the warmth and sunshine of summer with all of the great aspects of Halloween.

So, what's the most popular fall flavor in North Carolina? According to DoorDash, it's apple. That's a delicious flavor during the fall months, so it make sense that it would be so popular in the state.

So, now that we have the flavor fun over with, a cool fact about Halloween is that kids didn't always say "trick or treat" at the door on Halloween night, According to Good Housekeeping, kids would yell yell, "Belsnickel." That doesn't have the same ring, right? "According to the Library of Congress, historians argue that the modern call originated from "belsnickeling," a German-American Christmas tradition where kids dressed in costumes and went around to their neighbors to see if they could guess the identity of those dressed up," Good Housekeeping adds. "In some versions, if the adults couldn't accurately guess, the children were rewarded with treats and goodies." So, that's the story behind "trick of treat."