Get to Know These Regional Barbecue Sauce

BASE

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

CONSISTENCY

Thin and sticky

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

FLAVOR

BASE

CONSISTENCY

Sweet | Slightly acidic | Mildly spicy

Mustard (usually yellow ballpark style)

Tangy | Spicy | Tart

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA-STYLE VINEGAR SAUCE

Vinegar

Thin or thick

Thin

FLAVOR

ST. LOUIS-STYLE Barbecue SAUCE

CONSISTENCY

WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE:

ALABAMA-STYLE WHITE SAUCE

Tangy | Sweet | Creamy

Tangy | Not very sweet

Thick

Tomato purée

Tangy | Spicy | Slightly sweet

Cider vinegar

Thin

WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE:

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

WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE:

FLAVOR

BASE

CONSISTENCY

SOUTH CAROLINA-STYLE MUSTARD SAUCE

WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE:

Mayonnaise

TEXAS Barbecue MOP SAUCE

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

Best sauce for smoked chicken.

BASE

CONSISTENCY