He says this recipe makes about 1 gallon of sauce, enough to “season” one 150-pound hog, three 18- to 20-pound turkeys or 8 racks of ribs. Ed’s Eastern North Carolina Vinegar BBQ Sauce ...

Explore North Carolina barbecue towns where pitmasters craft smoky traditions from coastal whole hogs to mountain sweet ...

• Adding cider vinegar to bottled barbecue sauce increases tartness, balancing the richness of grilled and smoked meats, and ...

In North Carolina, barbecue is a noun, and it is defined as pulled pork with a distinctive tangy vinegar sauce or "dip" as it is called in some parts of the state. No sweet tomato sauce allowed.

For you, a barbecue might host a slew of Carolina vinegar-based sauces, while Memphis natives might be used to a sweeter, tomato-y barbecue sauce. However, no matter where you're from, there's a ...

While a watery mix of cider vinegar, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper may not seem like barbecue sauce to most Americans, North Carolina-style pulled pork just wouldn’t taste right without it.

North Carolina vinegar sauce in New York, May 31, 2023. Red pepper flakes amp up the flavor in this vinegar sauce. Food styled by Monica Pierini. (Linda Xiao/The New York Times) ...

No surprise then that we served pulled pork barbecue, offered with Eastern and Western North Carolina-style sauces alongside my father-in-law’s proprietary (and superior) vinegar-based recipe.

In North Carolina, barbecue is a noun, and it is defined as pulled pork with a distinctive tangy vinegar sauce or "dip" as it is called in some parts of the state. No sweet tomato sauce allowed!