In honor of the “Eat Meat with Pete” camping trip that I’m attending (happy dances), I figured I’d give you a lesson in how to dress your meat with the proper sauce, depending where you live in the South.
I’ll have to admit, I did think that grilling out was considered bbq and for the longest time hated anything on my meat. I do prefer a nice spicy vinegar sauce though, the hotter the better, but then again I am a big fan of the atomic chicken wing.
Enjoy, and I’ll see most of you in less than a month!
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Oklahoma got included in the “South” and I’ve never quite understood where we stand. If “True” Southerners consider you in the South is that a good thing or a bad thing?
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In a site that gets as many pageviews as this one does, I’d think that seeing “most” of us in a month would be problematic. I’m just sayin’.
Mmmmm…. BBQ.
Most of the BBQ I consumed in Georgia (Many pounds) was provided with vinegar sauce. I never saw any of the sweet sauce until I got way up north to Atlanta.. Blitz
“South” is a state of mind even for Southerners. I’ve met folks from the “Deep South” or “Old Dixie” who do not consider Texas as part of the South (even though it was a Confederate state). They see Texas as part of the West or Southwest. For folks of this opinion, the Mississippi River, and the states on its banks, formed the Western boundary of the Southern states.
If you look at “South” being defined by where your state stood during the Civil War, Oklahoma territory never formally seceded, but its forts were abandoned by the Union in 1861. The Confederacy claimed Oklahoma territory as its own and negotiated with several native tribes. There were eleven states in the CSA, as well as several states and territories that were claimed by the CSA but never formally seceded or were under CSA control.
“South” as defined by the famous Mason-Dixon line would make all states south of the Pennsylvania/Maryland border as the “South”.
I prefer to look at “South” as a common cultural background. Because of this I can firmly claim to be a Southerner as well as a man of the West.
I have met many folks on the East Coast that believe as Pete has expressed in the title… for them, grilling up some hot dogs and a few hamburgers is a BBQ. Considering that these same folks think that Taco Bell is authentic Mexican food… I can understand their ignorance. When Arby’s tells them that BBQ sauce on roast beef is a BBQ sandwich, they believe it.
In North GA, TN and the Carolinas BBQ can be a move volatile and divisive topic than politics. My wife is a BBQ snob. Her family cooks it slow and splashes it with the sweet / spicy sauce. They eagerly and proudly catered our wedding.
Has anyone had the white sauce they mentioned? I’m from Birmingham, and this is the first I’ve heard of it.
I agree that BBQ is a topic as contentious as politics… (and so is chili)
I’ve had Chicago style, Memphis, Carolina, Georgia, and a variety of Louisiana and Texas styles… but I’ve never heard of a “white sauce” for BBQ. Just say “no” to mayo. I’ve seen the mustard style, but I’ve not tried it yet. There are some in NC that love the hot and spicy more than the vinegar based. Near Raleigh-Durham I used to visit a smoke shack that prided itself on the heat of its base sauce.
I side with your wife… I prefer the sweet and hot sauce like ones that you’d find in Texas. Throw that on some sliced brisket, that was slow smoked over mesquite for 18 delicious hours, and you’ve got some taste of heaven. However, if it’s pulled pork I gotta have that tangy vinegar-fueled Carolina style with lots of slaw… and if it ain’t drippin off yo elbows, y’all ain’t eatin it right.
Dang, I’m hungry now… Pete, next time you go visiting Foxbat, we need to take you out to Rudy’s BBQ.