Vinegar based BBQ sauce is the thin, sharp, pepper-flecked sauce that shows up on pulled pork in North Carolina and confuses anyone who expects barbecue sauce to be thick and sweet. It pours more like …
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Vinegar based BBQ sauce is the thin, sharp, pepper-flecked sauce that shows up on pulled pork in North Carolina and confuses anyone who expects barbecue sauce to be thick and sweet. It pours more like …

Most barbecue decisions happen early: what to cook, what wood, what rub. The sauce decision happens last, usually with the lid open and a line of people holding plates. That is also the decision everyone …
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A bottle of NC vinegar BBQ sauce does not look like much. It is thin enough to pour, sharp on the tongue, and it will never sit on a …