Age-old debate over N.C. barbecue fired up

AP Wire ^ | May 29, 2005 | AP Wire

[varina davis]

Seemed like a good weekend for a barbecue debate

[Rebelbase]

Lexington City Motto: "Famous for overrated Barbeque"

[MplsSteve]

I've never had a vinegar-based BBQ sauce. Sounds kinda good.

OTOH, I'd like to try South Carolina's mustard-based BBQ. That sounds good too.

[76834]

LOL

And I thought that everyone knew that the best barbecue in the world is served at a place named "Betty Roses" in Abilene Texas

[Rebelbase]

A fight's a brewin'.

[TennTuxedo]

I've had them both and enjoyed both. However, neither holds a candle to Memphis-style BBQ.

[DeFault User]

"Famous for overrated Barbeque"

Ditto on that. NC has smoked pork with whatever sauce you want on it.

[Slings and Arrows]

Down here in SC, there's a barbecue place that offers both tomato-based and vinegar-based barbecue. I usually mix them together for the best effect.

I've never seen a mustard-based sauce, though.

[Bombardier]

Texas style. Brisket and sausage.....with a good tomato, molasses and pepper sauce. Mustard is for hotdogs and vinegar is for salads. (Just to be clear, though, I do like Kansas City style for ribs and chicken.....)

[ProudVet77]

Texas Beef BBQ and some Memphis style pork. Hmmm....

[tet68]

I don't care as long as it's sliced and I can get some
outside, with a little coleslaw on it.
I don't want it on a soft bun, but white bread toasted
over the coals of the pit.
And stew, real stew not some mush that's been run through
the blender five times, till you can't tell what your eating.
UNSWEET Tea!

[Bombardier]

Rudy's in San Antonio isn't bad either.

[A knight without armor]

Fat Matt's Rib Shack, Atlanta, GA.

It is the BEST.

[76834]

Thanks:
Havnt tried theirs but the next time I'm down there I certainly will..

To start a thread like this on a slow news day is just asking for it </grin

[gbaker]

Dry Memphis ribs or wet KC style are hard to beat. The NC vinegar stuff just isn't BBQ.

[No Blue States]

Any Barbecue is fine with me, just trim that stinking blubber off! Charge me more per pound but dont feed me that crap.

[dighton]

For today's other religious war, go here.

[No Blue States]

But a grilled Tbone is still the ultimate.
If funds are low a top sirloin will do.

[Mark in the Old South]

I used to live in North Carolina, I thought allowing any child to grow to the ripe old age of 10 and not know the pros and cons of the two styles was ground for Child protective services to evaluate the family for neglect.

The fact the school was involved just goes to show the sorry state of the public educational system.

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

Hard to grill a T-Bone just right. I prefer ribeyes. ;^)