Best states for barbecue graphic

[Passport1]

Best chili----> Texas
Best bbq----> NC

 

[Hermann]

Whatever that stuff is Texas serves, ain't bbq. Only proper BBQ is found generally east of I-95 in NC. (flame suit on)

You mean BBQ with that nasty Carolina Sauce. Ew!

 

[LenZee]

You mean BBQ with that nasty Carolina Sauce. Ew!

Mustard based BBQ is pretty good, Haven't seen it in this area yet.

 

[ArrestMeRedZ]

It is very much macro, and very wrong on Nevada. That's just not right.

Ya got that right. Occasionally a decent BBQ pops up in Vegas, but a few months later it's been dragged down to the level of the rest of them. There is one exception but it still pales in comparison to Texas BBQ.
I've tried BBQ in Georgia and the Carolinas and IMO it's terrible. Tastes like pig boiled in lard with vinegar poured all over. On the other hand, every place I've tried in the greater Dallas area has been a little bit of heaven. You can keep what passes for BBQ in the deep South and I'll take Texas any day.
I'm embarrassed to say I've reduced my own BBQ output dramatically. With no kids living with us anymore too much of my production goes to waste. I didn't even smoke a turkey this year on Thanksgiving for the first time in over 25 years.

 

[rijndael]

Mabel’s, in Vegas, was pretty good. This was a couple of years ago.

 

[Egg_Head]

You mean BBQ with that nasty Carolina Sauce. Ew!

Says the man whose town might be the biggest fraud and desecration of the word BBQ.

 

[vavavroom]

I had recently fantastic Filipino BBQed mackerel in South City.

 

[Snagglefoot]

A test of a good BBQ joint is the pork links. A lot of places have no idea what pork links are supposed to taste like.

 

[GON]

I had recently fantastic Filipino BBQed mackerel in South City.

Sure it wasn't carp from a Chinese fish farm?????

 

[ARCOgraphite]

NH? Lol? ... really ? !

Hey, We HAD a really good Smokehouse/ Bar-B-Q roadhouse up here.
But the owner retired about a decade ago. Now it's just meh, nope!
Now you got me missin' it

Goody Coles - "We love pig butts, I can not Lie" & "Put a little down south in your mouth"

 

[Snagglefoot]

Sure it wasn't carp from a Chinese fish farm?????

The best carp comes from the Vietnamese 1960's bomb craters.

 

[Pablo]

KC sauce is usually but not always way too sweet and thick, too much mole asses
The first time I had NC type I din't like it one bit - like straight vinegar. But then later we tried more, and other places. There is a fine point on just enough vinegar, not bad

Real BBQ don't need no sauce

 

[Pablo]

Sure it wasn't carp from a Chinese fish farm?????

Most Asian BBQ is not BBQ, That is BBQ? What the actual?? Just don't order it.

 

[rijndael]

KC sauce is usually but not always way too sweet and thick, too much mole asses

Yep, their 'burnt ends' end up being just a sauce delivery mechanism.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Cole's had the best sauce/ dip I ever ate. Tangy and not much corn syrup at all - just right.

Mc'd brainwashed me into a McRib yesterday with their holiday tv ads.
It was Hor-rendous and an insult to humanity coming in at over six bucks.

The grocery store frozen food things in a microwave carton for $2.50 are MUCH much better

 

[doitmyself]

I am sure every state has an outstanding barbecue joint or two

This, combined with personal preference makes the idea of "best" almost impossible. But, I imagine that certain standards should apply and I would start with real wood smoked.

Dang, now you guys got my appetite whetted. Wings, ribs, and bacon should be the 3 main food groups.

 

[Hermann]

Mustard based BBQ is pretty good, Haven't seen it in this area yet.

There is a place in Liberty that serves quasi Carolina BBQ, its ok once you wipe off the Carolina

 

[I<3oil]

I don't think I've ever seen a funnier and wrong graphic on BBQ in my life

 

[gman2304]

NC has their mustard based stuff

Respectfully, I’ll disagree! I’m shocked that you being from S.C. would make this heretical implication! Yellow mustard bbq sauce is most definitely a regional S.C. thang! Being a native North Carolinian I had never tasted pork bbq with a mustard based sauce until I visited a relative in Columbia, S.C. about 40 years ago. They raved about a local bbq restaurant which I can’t remember the name of but I do recall a huge confederate flag flying out front. I tried hard to be diplomatic and said that the sandwich was ‘nice’ all the while trying not to heave it all out on the table in front of me. N.C. has generally two bbq sauces. Eastern vinegar based style and Western/Lexington Ketchup and brown sugar based style. I95 is effectively the DMZ in a centuries old bbq war that still rages on in N.C.

wrong graphic on BBQ in my life

Enlighten us please…

 

[Hermann]

Says the man whose town might be the biggest fraud and desecration of the word BBQ.

There is lots of great BBQ in KC, Carolina style is just not it for me. Nor is Dickey's from Texas. IMO. My favorite sauce is from Iowa. It took second place at the American Royal BBQ contest. Honestly I like brisket with no sauce and a nice rub and not overcooked. If sliced correctly it is still tender.