# How do you like your barbecue? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 21, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851 "2008-11-21T16:26:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/21 "2008-11-21T22:04:17Z")
First off, BBQ is pork. Anyone who tells you it’s beef needs to be shown the special BBQ Pit on _Fried Green Tomatoes_. I love all BBQ ribs, but if you had to shove me up against a wall with a gun to my head, it would be dry rub. [This](http://www.stickyfingersonline.com/) is the only thing I miss from South Carolina. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/22 "2008-11-21T22:09:38Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > I went back home to North Carolina 2 weeks ago & was told that Allen & Son’s had closed up shop. Seriously? Crap. Well, at least now I don’t feel so bad about not living there any more. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/23 "2008-11-21T22:15:52Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Texas (Smitty’s rules!) Indeed Smitty’s does. You have good taste. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/24 "2008-11-21T22:34:50Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Does anybody know why the Mustard Heresy sprang up in the first place? What apostate decided to forgo all that is pure and good and slather his meat with a mustard sauce and then try to pass it off as BBQ? What’s wrong with mustard? Mayo is a heresy, but mustard? Mustard and smoked porked sausages have a long history, so I don’t see why it should be considered heretical. The flavors work exceptionally well together. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/25 "2008-11-21T22:45:43Z")
Just seems…wrong to me. I like mustard, and I slather it all over ham sandwiches and put it on sausages, but put on pulled pork and the like makes me feel all oogy. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/26 "2008-11-22T00:35:52Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > First off, BBQ is pork. Anyone who tells you it’s beef needs to be shown the special BBQ Pit on _Fried Green Tomatoes_. > > [ww.stickyfingersonline.com/](http://ww.stickyfingersonline.com/)"]This is the only thing I miss from South Carolina. Some of us are Jewish, even if we do post on Shabbes. 🙂 In Texas, I understand that barbecue is only beef. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/27 "2008-11-22T00:43:48Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Just seems…wrong to me. I like mustard, and I slather it all over ham sandwiches and put it on sausages, but put on pulled pork and the like makes me feel all oogy. “Tomato or ketchup based barbecue sauces rule most parts of the country. But in the Southern part of North Carolina (and in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida), barbecue simply isn’t barbecue unless it’s served with a bright yellow made from mustard, honey and vinegar. If you haven’t grown up with such a sauce, the very notion may seem revolting. But even if you come from tomato sauce country, mustard barbecue sauce rapidly becomes addictive.” -Raichlen, Steven, _The Barbecue Bible._ ---
**Author:** ![eldowan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@eldowan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eldowan)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/28 "2008-11-22T00:48:36Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Some of us are Jewish, even if we do post on Shabbes. 🙂 > In Texas, I understand that barbecue is only beef. Not so, not at all. I’m in Houston ,or thereabouts, and while brisket is king There are great pork and chicken BBQ to be had. BBQ chicken is very common in backyard outings, but pork is less common. I love them all, but far and away my personal favorite is Beef. But I’m biased toward red meat to begin with, so it should’t be a suprise there. My favorite is slow cooked, smoked, trimmed brisket. Tender enough to fall apart in your mouth, tough enough to be able to be cut by a knife, and juicy all the way through with a nice smoke-ring about 1/2" all the way around. Even cold, this brisket will not last very long. This masterpeice is the very definition of succulent. Unfortunately, like so many things, you have trouble finding anyone who sells something near this quality. There are only a couple of people I know who can make it so well. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/29 "2008-11-22T01:22:40Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > I went back home to North Carolina 2 weeks ago & was told that Allen & Son’s had closed up shop. Don’t believe everything you’re told. First–which location did they tell you was closed? Second–The one North of Chapel Hill was still serving yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/30 "2008-11-22T01:37:40Z")
> [@eldowan](#): > > My favorite is slow cooked, smoked, trimmed brisket. Tender enough to fall apart in your mouth, tough enough to be able to be cut by a knife, and juicy all the way through with a nice smoke-ring about 1/2" all the way around. Pardon my hyperbole. 🙂 Raichlen mentions smoked beef brisket as being the primary barbecue in Texas. I had brisket at the Corky’s here in Little Rock, a franchise from Memphis, dry rub, and it was good, but Texas brisket sounds better. _Sims_ here does a form of Carolina, and [The Shack](http://www.ibdjohn.com/shack/), around in various incarnations since the depression did a wonderful tomato and pepper, but there was an incident with rats dragging a rack of ribs across the floor and the health department. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/31 "2008-11-22T01:52:56Z")
I love all the types of BBQ I’ve tried, and I’ve tried most of 'em, although I’ve not tried the white sauce. My favorite is the home team: baby back ribs with sticky sweet red molassesey Chicago style sauce, with just a hint of spice. Low and slow and sticky and sweet and spicy…mmmmm…sexy ribs! ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/32 "2008-11-22T02:10:46Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Some of us are Jewish, even if we do post on Shabbes. 🙂 > In Texas, I understand that barbecue is only beef. Well, if you must abstain due to religious reasons, I understand. And Texas is wrong. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/33 "2008-11-22T02:16:59Z")
Texas BBQ is **mainly** beef. Not exclusively. The hot links in Elgin are to die for, and they are pure pork. Kreuz Market has BBQ ham, pork chops, spare ribs, and the like. Texans have also been known to BBQ the occasional armadillo. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/34 "2008-11-22T02:21:22Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Well, if you must abstain due to religious reasons, I understand. > > And Texas is wrong. I did cheat and have a pork rib at Sim’s. It paled in comparison to the beef ribs I grill at home. I was quite surprised. These guys have a _pit_ for crying out loud. Their pulled beef dinner is out standing. Their “sandwich” is slaw/beans/potato salad/fries and a plateful of pulled beef in the kinda sort Carolina sauce with two pieces of white bread to soak up the sauce. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/35 "2008-11-22T02:32:17Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Texas BBQ is **mainly** beef. Not exclusively. Like I said, pardon my hyperbole! Jeez! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/36 "2008-11-22T03:13:27Z")
I am just learning the art, and have a gas grill, but I have it on good authority that decent Q can be done this way as well. [Obligitory link for Epic BBQ thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=117717&highlight=Unca) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/37 "2008-11-22T05:38:12Z")
Of course, this thread also requires the [obligatory link to the BBQ song.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ubTQfr_tyY) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/38 "2008-11-22T20:24:05Z")
Preferably pork with a good dry rub and a tangy sauce on the side (not applied during the cook). Course, of all the kinds I’ve had there’s never been a BBQ I came anywhere near disliking. It’s _all_ good. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Stilettos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Red\_Stilettos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Stilettos)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/39 "2008-11-22T20:41:56Z")
I don’t know how Georgia has gotten this reputation for mustard-based sauces. I’ve lived here my whole life and never have I encountered mustard sauce. The only time I’ve ever seen it is in SC. I second the white sauce, but only for chicken. Otherwise, it’s pulled pork with a not-too-spicy vinegar-based sauce. ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851/40 "2008-11-23T16:42:17Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > I love all the types of BBQ I’ve tried, and I’ve tried most of 'em, although I’ve not tried the white sauce. > > My favorite is the home team: baby back ribs with sticky sweet red molassesey Chicago style sauce, with just a hint of spice. Low and slow and sticky and sweet and spicy…mmmmm…sexy ribs! I’ll be in north Alabama next weekend - home of the white sauce. Let me know if you want some shipped to you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-barbecue/473851.md?page=3)