Get to Know These Regional Barbecue Sauce

CONSISTENCY

WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE:

Tangy | Sweet | Creamy

Tangy | Spicy | Slightly sweet

Thin or thick

Tomato purée

Mayonnaise

FLAVOR

TEXAS Barbecue MOP SAUCE

SOUTH CAROLINA-STYLE MUSTARD SAUCE

Unlike many other barbecue sauces, this sauce doesn’t contain liquid smoke.

Thin

Cider vinegar

Thick

Tangy | Not very sweet

FLAVOR

This sauce incorporates ketchup and is typically used for the whole hog (while western barbecue usually highlights the pork shoulder).

CONSISTENCY

WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE:

BASE

WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE:

This sauce often incorporates beef stock and drippings and is applied with a rag mop.

Best sauce for smoked chicken.

Sweet | Slightly acidic | Mildly spicy

ALABAMA-STYLE WHITE SAUCE

CONSISTENCY

FLAVOR

CONSISTENCY

BASE

Thin and sticky

Vinegar

Often incorporates added spices for a zingy flavor and is perfect on pulled pork.

FLAVOR

CONSISTENCY

ST. LOUIS-STYLE Barbecue SAUCE

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA-STYLE VINEGAR SAUCE

WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE:

BASE

Thin

BASE

Mustard (usually yellow ballpark style)

Tangy | Spicy | Tart