[The Lone Ranger]

Originally Posted by pescifish

Eastern NC or Western NC? Wet or dry? Vinegar-y or tomato-y sauce?

Is it possible to simply say "North Carolina barbeque" without specifying more characteristics to identify it?

* pescifish really wants to know, 'cuz she's a SoCal gal and has been genuinely confusalated about this issue.

I keep traveling to NC and trying to get NC barbeque, but haven't managed to succeed in this quest ...yet.

ChuckF covered it pretty well. Within N.C., people will think you're a heathen, pervert, or perhaps even a Democrat if you don't know the difference between Western N.C. barbeque and Eastern N.C. barbeque. And may the fates protect you if you should ever be so foolish as to express a preference for Eastern barbeque while standing anywhere in N.C. that's west of Raleigh or thereabouts. The same goes if you should express a preference for Western barbeque while standing anywhere in the Coastal Plain.



Even so, it is an objective fact, confirmed to the highest-possible degree that there's no better barbeque anywhere on the planet than can be found in Lexington, N.C.

Cheers,

Michael