When i first came to Georgia in the early 90s I was anxious to try the local BBQ... went to the “best” bbq place around... I was treated to a school lunch tray with a bowl of hashed up meat in it... I was like WTF?? where is my BBQ...
that WAS the BBQ...
Major Disappointment :(
Florida BBQ is awesome, and probably the oldest around (Spaniards). We use a tomato based sweet hot sauce (molasses, spices, hot peppers). GA goes for the sweet sauces too.