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June 15, 2012

North Carolina Barbecue

American Regional Barbecue Styles

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by Sara Yoo 1

North Carolina Barbecue

Perhaps the closest cousin of South Carolina style, North Carolina barbecue is pork-based and highly regionalized. In the East, they smoke a whole hog basted in spicy vinegar; meanwhile in the West, they focus on the shoulder and swab it with a ketchup-based sauce.

Source: Flickr user Southern Foodways Alliance

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North Carolina Barbecue

Perhaps the closest cousin of South Carolina style, North Carolina barbecue is pork-based and highly regionalized. In the East, they smoke a whole hog basted in spicy vinegar; meanwhile in the West, they focus on the shoulder and swab it with a ketchup-based sauce.

Source: Flickr user Southern Foodways Alliance

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1 Comment

Brandoom

Brandoom 1 year

Texas is actually pretty well known for being anti-sauce. The feeling is that if you need sauce, you must be trying to cover up something you're doing wrong with the meat.