Pour On The BBQ Sauce!

When I was growing up, I loved the flavor of bbq sauce. I ate it on everything from hamburgers to onion rings. Much to my mother’s disappointment, bbq sauce graced our dinner table every night. She didn’t really like the fact that I slathered all of her good cooking with bbq sauce, but I guess she figured it was good that I was cleaning my plate even if I soaked my dinner in sauce to do it.

As I entered into adulthood, I became a little more discriminating when it came to bbq sauce. I still loved the flavor and bbq sauce was my favorite dip of choice for French fries, but my taste buds became more conventional when it came to my use of bbq sauce. I liked to dip my steak in it or make oven baked chicken basted in a nice hickory bbq sauce.

With my love of any meat cooked with bbq sauce, it was inevitable that I eventually visit the south. The south is the bbq capital of the world. I had heard about the world famous bbq’s in the Deep South and my mouth watered in anticipation as I packed my bags. I tried to do a little research to find out where the best bbq sauce was served. Everyone told me that I had to try a pulled pork sandwich and wash it down with sweat tea if I wanted to experience true Southern bbq.

The day I arrived in the state of Alabama, I bundled to the closest bbq joint. You could smell the meat cooking a mile away and as I pulled into the parking lot, I breathed deeply of the exciting scent. I had my moist towelettes. I had a spare shirt. I was ready for the sauciest bbq sauce and a pile of pulled pork. I placed my order and waited impatiently for my dinner to arrive. When the waitress placed it in front of me, I took one look at it and told her she had made a mistake.
‘There isn’t any bbq sauce on my pork.’ I explained.

The waitress just laughed as she poured me a glass of sugary iced tea. ‘Darlin’ that is real Southern bbq. We don’t use bbq sauce. The secret is in how we cook the meat, we don’t want to ruin it by drowning it.’ She saw my disappointment and brought me some bottled bbq sauce on the side. I did try her traditional pulled pork minus the bbq sauce and it was good, but for me, it tasted so much more familiar when I slathered it with my favorite sauce.

James L. Paleta is a writer for The Food Magazine. The site provides readers with the latest insights and write-ups on all things on food and other resources.

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Smithfield's Chicken N' BBQ Comes to Rocky Mount, NC

Rocky Mount, NC - Restaurant chain Smithfield's Chicken N' BBQ announced the opening of their newest restaurant in Rocky Mount, NC. This location marks the 31st restaurant in the Smithfield's chain and second to feature the new building style for of all future locations.

Smithfield's Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q (S.C.N.B.) is a North Carolina chain of quick service restaurants specializing in eastern North Carolina-style barbecue and fried chicken.

Please send us a review if you happen to stop by and try them out.

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Long Time No See

Hello fellow BBQ fanatics. How has everyone been? I know I have been slacking here lately but I am back on track now. Just because the summer season is over that doesn't mean that you can't fire up the grill. You just need to let it cook a little longer in colder weather. I would like to find out where everyone is and have you send some photos of your fall and winter bbq activities. If you are on our mailing list we will be sending out some information on what is going on with BBQ-Festivals.com and also to request some photos of everyone in action for our "winter bbq photo gallery".

Will also be bringing you some product reviews from the world of smokers, grills and cookers as well as other bbq related items. So, with that said, you can look forward to more bbq news and info from us. Thanks and have a great bbq day................... eric

Rojo's Gourmet Is Giving Away A Free Bottle of Hot Sauce

Rojo's Gourmet Foods Launches New Website, Offers FREE Hot Sauce!

RoJo's Gourmet Foods has built a steady and successful business in the Amazon.com marketplace. While this business continues to flourish, the partners at RoJo's Gourmet Foods wanted to create a web presence aside from that venue.

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